CVE-2017-10848 Privilege escalation in Installer for DocuWorks
Attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the installer's search path, affecting DocuWorks users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-10848?
CVE-2017-10848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fuji Xerox Co.,Ltd. Installer for DocuWorks, published on 1 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installers for DocuWorks 8.0.7 and earlier and DocuWorks Viewer Light published in Jul 2017 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10848?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fujixerox Docuworks, Fujixerox Docuworks Viewer Light.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10848?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-10848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fuji Xerox Co.,Ltd. Installer for DocuWorks
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqgj-w32h-86xg.