The hook_process function in the plugin API for WeeChat 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command from a plugin, related to "shell expansion."
Published Dec 3, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.44%
Description
The hook_process function in the plugin API for WeeChat 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command from a plugin, related to "shell expansion."
Affected products
No data.
- 0.3.0
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.1.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.3.4
- 0.3.6
- 0.3.7
- 0.3.8
- 0.3.9
- 0.3.9.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04442) | 91.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04442) | 90.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 81.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.38% (0.03380) | 78.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 82.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.46% (0.01463) | 87.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.46% (0.01463) | 85.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01194) | 83.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01685) | 85.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=efb795c74fe954b9544074aafcebb1be4452b03a x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093260.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093495.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093516.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51294 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51377 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://weechat.org/security/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56584 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37764 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0347 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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