CVE-2011-5153

Untrusted search path vulnerability in FotoSlate 4.0 Build 146 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .plp file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2012-09-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-5153 is rated Low Risk (33.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-5153

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.09% +0.04%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-5153

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.4 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-5153

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2011-5153

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-5153

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
acdsee fotoslate 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:acdsee:fotoslate:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-5153

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/43564 Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence