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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tink2hack.blogspot.in/2017/09/writeup-of-cve-2017-13779-remote.html (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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.