VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17525

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-12-14
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

guiclient/guiclient.cpp in xTuple PostBooks 4.7.0 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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Primary references