CVE-2017-17532 describes an argument-injection vulnerability in Kiwi 1.9.22, specifically within the examples/framework/news/news3.py script. This flaw arises from the lack of validation for strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious arguments via crafted URLs. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required, though user interaction is necessary. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kiwi_project:kiwi:1.9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.