CVE-2020-15692

In Nim 1.2.4, the standard library browsers mishandles the URL argument to browsers.openDefaultBrowser. This argument can be a local file path that will be opened in the default explorer. An attacker can pass one argument to the underlying open command to execute arbitrary registered system commands.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:06

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/1 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/1 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-browsers-argument-injection/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-browsers-argument-injection/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/browsers.nim#L48 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/browsers.nim#L48 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://nim-lang.org/blog/2020/07/30/versions-126-and-108-released.html - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory () https://nim-lang.org/blog/2020/07/30/versions-126-and-108-released.html - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2020-08-14 19:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:06


NVD link : CVE-2020-15692

Mitre link : CVE-2020-15692

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-15692


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Products Affected

nim-lang

  • nim
CWE
CWE-88

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')