CVE-2007-5837

yarssr 0.2.2 - Remote Code Execution via Shell Metacharacters in Feed Link Element

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-5837. PoCs published by Duncan Gilmore.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a remote code-injection vulnerability in Yarssr 0.2.2 due to improper input sanitization, allowing arbitrary Perl code execution. It references a security advisory but does not include actual exploit code.

Description

GUI.pm in yarssr 0.2.2, when Gnome default URL handling is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a link element in a feed.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Duncan Gilmore · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30728

The provided text describes a remote code-injection vulnerability in Yarssr 0.2.2 due to improper input sanitization, allowing arbitrary Perl code execution. It references a security advisory but does not include actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Yarssr 0.2.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1477
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3679
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26273
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38191
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28671
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27454
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=448721

Scores

EPSS 0.0878
EPSS Percentile 92.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
yarssr/yarssr 0.2.2
Published Nov 05, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026