8.8high
CVE-2017-9462in critical feed
Mercurial has Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Also known as GHSA-ghjx-3jg5-h6r2, PYSEC-2017-91
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
21.7%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In Mercurial before 4.1.3, "hg serve --stdio" allows remote authenticated users to launch the Python debugger, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by using --debugger as a repository name.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
21.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | mercurial | <4.1.3 | 4.1.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1576 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- mercurial-scm.org /repo/hg/rev/77eaf9539499 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- mercurial-scm.org /wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_4.1.3_.282017-4-18.29 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00005.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3963 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201709-18 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- bugs.debian.org /861243 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/99123 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9462 · advisory
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-ghjx-3jg5-h6r2 · advisory
- github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mercurial/PYSEC-2017-91.yaml · web
- web.archive.org /web/20200227162318/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99123 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-9462
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-ghjx-3jg5-h6r2
- NVD: CVE-2017-9462
- OSV: PYSEC-2017-91
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