CVE-2018-0624 Privilege escalation in Multiple Yayoi 17 Series products
Attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in Yayoi accounting software due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.
- 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-2018-0624?
CVE-2018-0624 is a high-severity vulnerability in Multiple Yayoi 17 Series products, published on 7 Sep 2018. 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 Multiple Yayoi 17 Series products (Yayoi Kaikei 17 Series Ver.23.1.1 and earlier, Yayoi Aoiro Shinkoku 17 Ver.23.1.1 and earlier, Yayoi Kyuuyo 17 Ver.20.1.4 and earlier, Yayoi Kyuuyo Keisan 17 Ver.20.1.4 and earlier, Yayoi Hanbai 17 Series Ver.20.0.2 and earlier, and Yayoi Kokyaku Kanri 17 Ver.11.0.2 and earlier) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. This flaw exists within the handling of ykkapi.dll loaded by the vulnerable products.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0624?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Yayoi-Kk Aoiro Shinkoku, Yayoi-Kk Hanbai, Yayoi-Kk Kaikei, Yayoi-Kk Kokyaku Kanri, Yayoi-Kk Kyuuyo, Yayoi-Kk Kyuuyo Keisan.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0624?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0624 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0624 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Multiple Yayoi 17 Series products
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f85m-3jq8-c2m2.