CVE-2016-10717

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-254 Security Features
Publication date:
21/03/2018
Last modified:
18/04/2018

Description

A vulnerability in the encryption and permission implementation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware consumer version 2.2.1 and prior (fixed in 3.0.4) allows an attacker to take control of the whitelisting feature (exclusions.dat under %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData) to permit execution of unauthorized applications including malware and malicious websites. Files blacklisted by Malwarebytes Malware Protect can be executed, and domains blacklisted by Malwarebytes Web Protect can be reached through HTTP.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:malwarebytes_anti-malware:2.2.1:*:*:*:consumer:*:*:*