# CVE-2005-10003: mikexstudios Xcomic os command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the cmd argument in Xcomic, requiring high complexity and permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5pp3-77xw-wmg5

## What is CVE-2005-10003?

CVE-2005-10003 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in mikexstudios Xcomic, published on 17 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in mikexstudios Xcomic up to 0.8.2. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument cmd leads to os command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.8.3 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 6ed8e3cc336e29f09c7e791863d0559939da98bf. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-10003?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mikexstudios Xcomic.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-10003?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-10003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-10003 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-10003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-10003 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-10003 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in mikexstudios Xcomic, published on 17 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-10003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: mikexstudios Xcomic. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-10003/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-10003/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-10003
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-10003
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-10003

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-10003/
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