VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17523

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-12-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

lilypond-invoke-editor in LilyPond 2.19.80 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