Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in abiword - CVE-2017-17529
Published: December 14, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37758
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17529
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: AbiWord
Affected software:
abiword
abiword
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
af/util/xp/ut_go_file.cpp in AbiWord 3.0.2-2 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-17529
Install update from vendor's website.