CVE Vulnerability

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.

10 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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

Configuration 1

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

Published : 2020-08-14 07:15

Updated : 2021-02-08 08:44

NVD link : CVE-2020-15692

Mitre link : CVE-2020-15692

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-88