CVE-2013-7416 Command injection in n/a
Remote feed servers can execute arbitrary commands on Canto Curses users via shell metacharacters in feed URLs.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-7416?
CVE-2013-7416 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2014. 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
canto_curses/guibase.py in Canto Curses before 0.9.0 allows remote feed servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL in a feed.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7416?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Canto Canto Curses.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7416?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2013-7416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg8j-phhv-cggg.