CVE-2017-12904

high-risk

Published 2017-08-23

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.

Do I need to act?

3.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.8/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Newsbeuter

Debian Linux

Newsbeuter

Affected Vendors

Debian Newsbeuter

References (10)

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

Patch https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b89682...

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

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

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

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

Patch https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b89682...

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

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

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

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high-risk

Severity 30/34 · Critical

Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal

Exposure 21/34 · High