Vulnerability in Gstn India Goods And Services Tax Network Offline Utility Tool
CVE-2017-13779
GSTN_offline_tool in India Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) Offline Utility tool before 1.2 executes winstart-server.vbs from the "C:\GST Offline Tool" directory, which has insecure permissions. This allows local users to gain privileges by replacing winstart-server.vbs with arbitrary VBScript code. For example, a local user could create VBScript code for a TCP reverse shell, and use that later for Remote Command Execution.
EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gstn India_goods_and_services_tax_network_offline_utility_tool
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-13779?
- CVE-2017-13779 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gstn India Goods And Services Tax Network Offline Utility Tool, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-13779?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.