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GHSA-C24P-P34C-X969

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 00:04 – Updated: 2025-04-09 03:58

Details

The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.

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    },
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CVE-2008-3907 (GCVE-0-2008-3907)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-09-04 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:53

Summary

The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

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	http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbe…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
	http://secunia.com/advisories/31676	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
	http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
	http://secunia.com/advisories/31995	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-C24P-P34C-X969

CVE-2008-3907 (GCVE-0-2008-3907)

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