9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-15692
Nim Browsers Arbitrary Command Execution
Description

In Nim 1.2.4, the standard library browsers mishandles the URL argument to browsers.openDefaultBrowser. This argument can be a local file path that will be opened in the default explorer. An attacker can pass one argument to the underlying open command to execute arbitrary registered system commands.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 14, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 8, 2021, 8:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15692 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 Nim-lang nim
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-15692.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-browsers-argument-injection/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/browsers.nim#L48 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://nim-lang.org/blog/2020/07/30/versions-126-and-108-released.html Release Notes Third Party Advisory

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-15692 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-15692 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-browsers-argument-injection/ No Types Assigned https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-browsers-argument-injection/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-browsers-argument-injection/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/browsers.nim#L48 No Types Assigned https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/browsers.nim#L48 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://nim-lang.org/blog/2020/07/30/versions-126-and-108-released.html No Types Assigned https://nim-lang.org/blog/2020/07/30/versions-126-and-108-released.html Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-88
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2020-15692 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.80 }} 0.11%

score

0.81429

percentile

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