CVE-2017-12904 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic

Severity

93%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 7 years ago

2017-08-23 14:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-05-10 15:30:00

Affected Software

newsbeuter 0.7

0.7

newsbeuter 0.8

0.8

newsbeuter 0.8.1

0.8.1

newsbeuter 0.8.2

0.8.2

newsbeuter 0.9

0.9

newsbeuter 0.9.1

0.9.1

newsbeuter 1.0

1.0

newsbeuter 1.1

1.1

newsbeuter 1.2

1.2

newsbeuter 1.3

1.3

newsbeuter 2.0

2.0

newsbeuter 2.1

2.1

newsbeuter 2.2

2.2

newsbeuter 2.3

2.3

newsbeuter 2.4

2.4

newsbeuter 2.5

2.5

newsbeuter 2.6

2.6

newsbeuter 2.7

2.7

newsbeuter 2.8

2.8

newsbeuter 2.9

2.9

Debian Linux 7.0

7.0

Debian Linux 8.0 (Jessie)

8.0

Debian Linux 9.0

9.0

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