CVE-2017-12904

high

Description

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.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE

https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591

https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-08-23

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High