CVE-2017-15131 describes a vulnerability in xdg-user-dirs versions prior to 0.15.5, specifically as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, where the system umask policy is not honored when creating XDG user directories. This occurs because xdg-user-dirs.sh is sourced before the umask policy is set, potentially leading to insecure permissions on newly created directories. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.15.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:xdg-user-dirs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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