CVE-2020-15692

2020-08-1400:00:00

ubuntu.com

nim 1.2.4

standard library

browser vulnerability

cve-2020-15692

file path

default explorer

system commands

unix

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.008

Percentile

81.7%

JSON

In Nim 1.2.4, the standard library browsers mishandles the URL argument to
browsers.openDefaultBrowser. This argument can be a local file path that
will be opened in the default explorer. An attacker can pass one argument
to the underlying open command to execute arbitrary registered system
commands.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchnim< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchnim< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.10noarchnim< 1.2.6-1UNKNOWN
ubuntu21.04noarchnim< 1.2.6-1UNKNOWN
ubuntu21.10noarchnim< 1.2.6-1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.04noarchnim< 1.2.6-1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchnim< 1.2.6-1UNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchnim< 1.2.6-1UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchnim< anyUNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	nim	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	nim	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.10	noarch	nim	< 1.2.6-1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	21.04	noarch	nim	< 1.2.6-1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	21.10	noarch	nim	< 1.2.6-1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.04	noarch	nim	< 1.2.6-1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	nim	< 1.2.6-1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	nim	< 1.2.6-1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	nim	< any	UNKNOWN