CVE-2016-4901

Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of e-Tax Software all versions allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000207	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp/topics/topics_281014.htm	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93606	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63012325/index.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000207	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp/topics/topics_281014.htm	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93606	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63012325/index.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:national_tax_agency:e-tax:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-05-22 16:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-4901

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4901

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4901

JSON object : View

Products Affected

national_tax_agency

e-tax

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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