Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 23, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12904 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Newsbeuter newsbeuter

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-12904 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12904 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12904 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12904 Third Party Advisory https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12904 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE [Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12904 [Third Party Advisory]
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591 No Types Assigned https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307 No Types Assigned https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-943
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12904 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12904 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.32 }} -0.04%

score

0.88271

percentile

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