CVE-2017-2208 Code injection in Installer of electronic tendering and bid opening system
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious executable in a directory searched by the tendering system installer.
- 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-2017-2208?
CVE-2017-2208 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency Installer of electronic tendering and bid opening system, 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 Electronic tendering and bid opening system available prior to June 12, 2017 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-2017-2208?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency Installer of Electronic Tendering.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2208?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2208 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-2017-2208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m52f-r8pr-rgrx.