CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-17532

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In version 1.9.22 of Kiwi, the file examples/framework/news/news3.py does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which may allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL.

Risk Assessment

Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized programs on the victim's system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Kiwi that implements proper string validation to mitigate the risk of attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

examples/framework/news/news3.py in Kiwi 1.9.22 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS