VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-17512
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-12-11
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Weakness classification
- CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e