# CVE-2017-11159: Other in Photo Station Uploader

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking in Synology Photo Station Uploader by placing malicious DLLs in the current working directory.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwwg-hf4r-c6qr

## What is CVE-2017-11159?

CVE-2017-11159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Photo Station Uploader, published on 23 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in installer in Synology Photo Station Uploader before 1.4.2-084 on Windows allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attack via a Trojan horse (1) shfolder.dll, (2) ntmarta.dll, (3) secur32.dll or (4) dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path), CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11159?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Synology Photo Station Uploader.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-11159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-11159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-11159 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-11159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Synology Photo Station Uploader, published on 23 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Synology Photo Station Uploader. 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-2017-11159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11159/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11159
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11159
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11159

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