CVE-2017-12904 describes an OS command injection vulnerability in Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9, impacting Debian Linux distributions. This flaw allows remote attackers to achieve user-assisted code execution by embedding shell code within the title or URL of an RSS item, which is then improperly handled by the bookmarking function. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.