Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL
Published Aug 23, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.40%
Description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.6
- 2.7
- 2.8
- 2.9
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.40% (0.06404) | 93.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.40% (0.06404) | 92.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 29, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00832) | 74.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02323) | 84.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.57% (0.03571) | 86.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.94% (0.05938) | 83.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.32% (0.02319) | 89.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 2.32% (0.02319) | 88.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 2.36% (0.02357) | 88.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 2.30% (0.02299) | 88.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 2.70% (0.02700) | 88.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03777) | 90.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 20, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.84% (0.04836) | 88.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.84% (0.04836) | 74.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.73% (0.02725) | 55.43th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.73% (0.02725) | 54.99th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.73% (0.02725) | 79.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.73% (0.02725) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
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