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CVE-2012-5534

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
03/12/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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."

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:flashtux:weechat:0.3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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