# CVE-2017-2209: Privilege escalation in Installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool

> Attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL due to an untrusted search path in the installer of the Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool.

- **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:** 9 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7x2p-8p7j-8rj6

## What is CVE-2017-2209?

CVE-2017-2209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ministry of the Environment Installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool, published on 9 Jun 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 the installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool ver3.0.2 (For the first installation) (The version which was available on the website from 2017 April 4 to 2017 May 18) and ver2.0 and later (For the first installation) (The versions which were available on the website prior to 2017 April 4) 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-2017-2209?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Santeikohyo Installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-2209?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-2209 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2209 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2209 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-2209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ministry of the Environment Installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool, published on 9 Jun 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-2017-2209 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ministry of the Environment Installer of Houkokusyo Sakusei Shien Tool. 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-2017-2209/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2209/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2209
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2209
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2209

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