Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot twitter_announcer.rb get_tweets command injection
Published Mar 20, 2023
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.78%
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot up to 1.1.0. This affects the function get_tweets of the file lib/twitterbot/plugins/twitter_announcer.rb. The manipulation of the argument tweet leads to command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.1.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 6b1941b7fc2c70e1f40981b43c84a2c20cc12bd3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223383.
Affected products
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- Version 1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zarthus | IRC Twitter Announcer Bot | n/a |
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- 1.0.0
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/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
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.78% (0.01778) | 77.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.85% (0.01846) | 76.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01435) | 80.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 47.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.47% (0.01468) | 69.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 42.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 51.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 46.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 40.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 22.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 17.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (4)
- https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/commit/6b1941b7fc2c70e1f40981b43c84a2c20cc12bd3 patch
- https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/releases/tag/v1.1.1 patchRelease Notes
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223383 signaturepermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?id.223383 vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/commit/6b1941b7fc2c70e1f40981b43c84a2c20cc12bd3 | patch | |
| https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/releases/tag/v1.1.1 | patchRelease Notes | |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223383 | signaturepermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.223383 | vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory |
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