CVE-2017-9661

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in SIMPlight SCADA Software version 4.3.0.27 and prior. The uncontrolled search path element vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an attacker to place a malicious DLL file within the search path resulting in execution of arbitrary code.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100263	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-222-01	Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100263	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-222-01	Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:simplight:scada:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:36

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100263 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100263 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-222-01 - Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource~~	() https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-222-01 - Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Information

Published : 2017-08-14 16:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-9661

Mitre link : CVE-2017-9661

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-9661

JSON object : View

Products Affected

simplight

scada

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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