CVE-2017-10860 Code injection in "i-filter 6.0 installer"

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious executable in a directory searched by the i-filter installer due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.

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-2017-10860?

CVE-2017-10860 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Digital Arts Inc. "i-filter 6.0 installer", published on 15 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 "i-filter 6.0 installer" timestamp of code signing is before 23 Aug 2017 (JST) allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted executable file in an unspecified directory.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10860?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Daj I-Filter Installer.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10860?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2017-10860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4h39-8wqc-h6pc.

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