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CVE-2012-5534
The hook_process function in the plugin API for WeeChat 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via…
High7.5EPSS 4.4%
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- redhat
Description
The hook_process function in the plugin API for WeeChat 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command from a plugin, related to "shell expansion."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=efb795c74fe954b9544074aafcebb1be4452b03a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 51294 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 51377 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0150 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0347 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1580 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 56584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-18575 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://weechat.org/security/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-18526 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20121119 Re: Fwd: [[Weechat-security] Security vulnerability in WeeChat 0.3.0 -> 0.3.9.1] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37764 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:136 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2012-18494 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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