CVE-2013-1436 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog module in xmonad-contrib before 0.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a web page title, which activates the commands when the user clicks on the xmobar window title, as demonstrated using an action tag.

Published: 2014-10-06

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 8.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:xmonad:xmonad-contrab::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:xmonad:xmonad-contrab:0.11:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-1474	The XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog module in xmonad-contrib before 0.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a web page title, which activates the commands when the user clicks on the xmobar window title, as demonstrated using an action tag.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08161.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://handra.rampa.sk/dawb/patch?repoPURL=http%3A%2F%2Fcode.haskell.org%2FXMonadContrib&repoPHash=20130708144813-1499c-0c3e284d3523c0694b9423714081761813bc1e89
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-28.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/26/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61491

History

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Subscriptions

Xmonad Xmonad-contrab

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2014-10-06T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:04:48.667Z

Reserved: 2013-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1436

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-06T23:55:05.530

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2013-1436

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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