CVE-2017-13779

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2017 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:05 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIndia Goods and Services Tax Network Offline Utility Tool

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://tink2hack.blogspot.in/2017/09/writeup-of-cve-2017-13779-remote.html

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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