Uncontrolled Search Path (DLL Hijack)Weakness · CWE-427

CVE-2024-48091

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-07
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Tally Prime Edit Log v2.1 was discovered to contain a DLL hijacking vulnerability via the component TextShaping.dll. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DLL.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Tally Prime Edit Log v2.1 is vulnerable to DLL hijacking through the TextShaping.dll component. The application insecurely loads this DLL from a location an attacker can control, allowing placement of a malicious DLL that executes with the application's privileges.

MitigationImplement secure DLL loading by using full absolute paths for DLLs, enabling safe DLL search mode, or bundling the required DLL within the application directory. Users should also avoid running the application from untrusted locations such as network shares.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm Tally Prime Edit Log installation
    Check if Tally Prime Edit Log software is installed on the system by searching for it in installed programs or common installation directories (Program Files, Program Files (x86)).
    Affected if Tally Prime Edit Log v2.1 is installed on the system.
  2. Identify installed version
    Right-click the Tally Prime Edit Log executable, select Properties, and check the Details tab for the File Version. Alternatively, check the 'About' or 'Version' information within the application.
    Affected if The installed version is v2.1 specifically.
  3. Locate TextShaping.dll
    Search the Tally Prime Edit Log installation directory for the presence of TextShaping.dll file.
    Affected if TextShaping.dll is present in the Tally Prime Edit Log installation folder.
  4. Examine DLL loading behavior
    Use a tool like Process Monitor (procmon) from Sysinternals to monitor DLL loading when Tally Prime Edit Log launches. Filter for DLL name containing 'TextShaping' and check the path from which it is loaded.
    Affected if The application loads TextShaping.dll from a directory outside its own installation folder, such as the current working directory, system directories, or a network path.
  5. Check execution location
    Verify whether Tally Prime Edit Log is being launched from a network share, removable drive, or other untrusted location rather than a local secure directory.
    Affected if The application is run from a network share, UNC path, or other attacker-controllable location.

A user is affected if Tally Prime Edit Log v2.1 is installed and the application loads TextShaping.dll from an attacker-controllable path (outside its installation directory), particularly when run from untrusted locations.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement secure DLL loading by using full absolute paths for DLLs, enabling safe DLL search mode, or bundling the required DLL within the application directory. Users should also avoid running the application from untrusted locations such as network shares.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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