CVE-2017-9644
An unquoted search path vulnerability may allow a non-privileged local attacker to change files in the installation directory and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An Unquoted Search Path or Element issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 6.5 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.5 and prior; and ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.2 and prior. An unquoted search path vulnerability may allow a non-privileged local attacker to change files in the installation directory and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.41% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-428
- Affected
- automatedlogic/i-vu · automatedlogic/sitescan web · carrier/automatedlogic webctrl
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42542/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42542/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.