CVE-2019-6453 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via argument injection in mIRC URI handlers, requiring user interaction with a malicious link.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6453?
CVE-2019-6453 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mIRC before 7.55 allows remote command execution by using argument injection through custom URI protocol handlers. The attacker can specify an irc:// URI that loads an arbitrary .ini file from a UNC share pathname. Exploitation depends on browser-specific URI handling (Chrome is not exploitable).
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6453?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mirc Mirc.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6453?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6453 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-2019-6453 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6453 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95vj-g5cr-7j53.