RCE in Xmonad Xmonad-Contrab
CVE-2013-1436
The XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog module in xmonad-contrib before 0.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a web page title, which activates the commands when the user clicks on the xmobar window title, as demonstrated using an action tag.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.090 (95.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.090 · newest: 0.090 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xmonad Xmonad-Contrab — versions 0.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/61491 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-28.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/26/5 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- handra.rampa.sk/dawb/patch (Patch)