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.
Published: 2017-09-14
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5294 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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Gstn India Goods And Services Tax Network Offline Utility Tool
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:05:20.353Z

Reserved: 2017-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-13779

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-14T06:29:03.483

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-13779

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