High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-13779
CVE-2017-13779
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.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:gstn:india_goods_and_services_tax_network_offline_utility_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- tink2hack.blogspot.in/2017/09/writeup-of-cve-2017-13779-remote.htmlnvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
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