CVE-2023-27984

Code execution via unvalidated report macros

Published Mar 21, 2023 · Updated Feb 5, 2025

Improper input validation in IGSS Custom Reports 16.0.0.23040 and earlier allows attackers to execute code through a malicious report file. The Custom Reports component accepts macro-bearing report content without adequate validation, allowing the embedded macro to run. Execution requires a local user to open a report file planted by an attacker, and resulting code runs with that user's privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in IGSS Custom Reports 16.0.0.23040 and earlier allows attackers to execute code through a malicious report file. The Custom Reports component accepts macro-bearing report content without adequate validation, allowing the embedded macro to run. Execution requires a local user to open a report file planted by an attacker, and resulting code runs with that user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-27984
Published
Mar 21, 2023
Updated
Feb 5, 2025
Vendor
Distributed Data Systems
Product
IGSS Dashboard
Classifications
CWE-20, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=V <=16.0.0.23040

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Distributed Data Systems · IGSS Dashboardversion=V <=16.0.0.23040
Distributed Data Systems · IGSS Custom Reportsversion=V <=16.0.0.23040
Distributed Data Systems · IGSS Data Serverversion=V <=16.0.0.23040

Published CVSS scores

7.8Schneider Electric SECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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