Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-7679 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:22:30.730Z
Reserved: 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-15692
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-14T19:15:12.317
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:06:01.557
Link: CVE-2020-15692
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Weaknesses
EUVD