CVE-2012-5534 describes a critical vulnerability in WeeChat versions 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1, specifically within the hook_process function of its plugin API. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into commands originating from a plugin, leveraging a "shell expansion" weakness. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling remote code execution with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.