CVE-2019-5957 Privilege escalation in Installer of Electronic reception and examination of application for radio licenses Online
Attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the installer 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-2019-5957?
CVE-2019-5957 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Installer of Electronic reception and examination of application for radio licenses Online, published on 17 May 2019. 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 reception and examination of application for radio licenses Online 1.0.9.0 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5957?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Soumu Electronic Reception and Examination of Application for Radio Licenses.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5957?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5957 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5957 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Installer of Electronic reception and examination of application for radio licenses Online
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hmfv-7r88-hhrq.