CVE-2008-3907 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in feed URLs when using the open-in-browser feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-3907?
CVE-2008-3907 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3907?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Newsbeuter Newsbeuter.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3907?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2008-3907 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3907 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DTSA-164-1, DTSA-164-2, GHSA-c24p-p34c-x969.