CVE-2017-12904
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.40% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-943
- Affected
- newsbeuter/newsbeuter · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.