# CVE-2017-10888: Information disclosure in BOOK WALKER for Mac

> Attackers can access local files via unspecified vectors in BOOK WALKER desktop applications, potentially exposing sensitive user data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9h2g-39vw-rxcp

## What is CVE-2017-10888?

CVE-2017-10888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BOOK WALKER for Mac, published on 17 Nov 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

BOOK WALKER for Windows Ver.1.2.9 and earlier, BOOK WALKER for Mac Ver.1.2.5 and earlier allow an attacker to access local files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10888?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bookwalker Book Walker.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-10888?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-10888 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BOOK WALKER for Mac

- [CVE-2017-10887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10887/): Privilege escalation in BOOK WALKER for Windows (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10888 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-10888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BOOK WALKER for Mac, published on 17 Nov 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BOOK WALKER for Mac. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10888/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10888/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10888
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10888
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10888

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10888/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.