#VU32965 Command Injection in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2020-9862

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#VU32965 Command Injection in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2020-9862

Published: August 2, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32965
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9862
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
Software vendor:
WebKitGTK

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Web Inspector when copying a URL. A remote attacker can trick the victim into copying a specially crafted URL and execute arbitrary commands on the system with privileges of the current user.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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