sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not... · CVE-2017-17512 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 2, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Dec 11, 2017

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022

Last updated Feb 2, 2023

Severity

High

8.8

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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