Description
In qBittorrent before 4.1.7, the function Application::runExternalProgram() located in app/application.cpp allows command injection via shell metacharacters in the torrent name parameter or current tracker parameter, as demonstrated by remote command execution via a crafted name within an RSS feed.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/issues/10925
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00080.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00085.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OH3WYCKODG4OKMC4S6PWHLHAWWU6ORNC/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T4XAX2VUI4WMAS5AI4OE3OEQSQCDCF5/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4650
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0791
EPSS Percentile
94.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (1)
qbittorrent/qbittorrent
< 4.1.7
Published
Jul 17, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026