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CVE-2017-12904

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows rem…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.4%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-943 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic

References

  • github.com /akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • groups.google.com /forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3947 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /4585-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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