# CVE-2017-2188: Privilege escalation in Installer of Denshinouhin Check System (for Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nouson Seibi Jigyou) 2014 March Edition

> An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory, exploiting an untrusted search path in the installer.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 7 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5www-969v-2v3g

## What is CVE-2017-2188?

CVE-2017-2188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Installer of Denshinouhin Check System (for Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nouson Seibi Jigyou) 2014 March Edition, published on 7 Jul 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 Installer of Denshinouhin Check System (for Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nouson Seibi Jigyou) 2014 March Edition (Ver.9.0.001.001) [Updated on 2017 June 9], (Ver.8.0.001.001) [Updated on 2016 May 31] and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2188?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Maff Denshinouhin Check System.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-2188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-2188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2188 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-2188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Installer of Denshinouhin Check System (for Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nouson Seibi Jigyou) 2014 March Edition, published on 7 Jul 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-2017-2188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Installer of Denshinouhin Check System (for Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nouson Seibi Jigyou) 2014 March Edition. 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-2017-2188/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2188/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2188
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2188
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2188

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