CVE-2017-9644
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.0 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-428
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Automatedlogic i-vu ≤ 5.2
- Automatedlogic i-vu ≤ 5.5
- Automatedlogic i-vu ≤ 6.0
- Automatedlogic i-vu ≤ 6.5
- Automatedlogic Sitescan Web ≤ 5.2
- Automatedlogic Sitescan Web ≤ 5.5
- Automatedlogic Sitescan Web ≤ 6.1
- Automatedlogic Sitescan Web ≤ 6.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.0
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-01
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-01