CVE-2017-2233 Privilege escalation in Installer of PDF Digital Signature Plugin
An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the PDF Digital Signature Plugin 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-2017-2233?
CVE-2017-2233 is a high-severity vulnerability in The Ministry of Justice Installer of PDF Digital Signature Plugin, 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 PDF Digital Signature Plugin (G2.30) and earlier, distributed till June 29, 2017 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2233?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moj Pdf Digital Signature.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2233?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-2233 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2233 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq2m-jqff-vhj5.