CVE-2017-17512: sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote…

Description

sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

SE

Sensible-utils · Sensible-utils Project

before 0.0.11 · source: NVD

SS

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens

V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA

SS

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens

V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA

SS

SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens

V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA