CVE-2017-17519 describes an argument-injection vulnerability in batteriesConfig.mlp within OCaml Batteries Included (ocaml-batteries) version 2.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious arguments via a crafted URL due to insufficient validation of strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk of high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ocaml_batteries_project:ocaml_batteries:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.