CVE-2017-17532
HIGHKiwi 1.9.22 - Command Injection via BROWSER Environment Variable
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17532
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0163
EPSS Percentile
73.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (1)
kiwi_project/kiwi
1.9.22
Published
Dec 14, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026