# CVE-2012-2085: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Gajim XMPP clients by tricking users into clicking malicious links containing shell metacharacters.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2085, GHSA-m3cr-88v9-chgp

## What is CVE-2012-2085?

CVE-2012-2085 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2012. 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 exec_command function in common/helpers.py in Gajim before 0.15 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an href attribute.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2085?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gajim Gajim.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2085?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-2085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2016-10376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10376/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2085 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2085 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2012-2085/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2085/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2085
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2085
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2085

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2085/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.