Vulnerability in Guake-Project Guake
CVE-2021-23556
The package guake before 3.8.5 are vulnerable to Exposed Dangerous Method or Function due to the exposure of execute_command and execute_command_by_uuid methods via the d-bus interface, which makes it possible for a malicious user to run an arbitrary command via the d-bus method. **Note:** Exploitation requires the user to have installed another malicious program that will be able to send dbus signals or run terminal commands.
EPSS: 0.011 (62.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Guake-project Guake
- N/a Guake — versions unspecified
References
- report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- report@snyk.io (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- report@snyk.io (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- report@snyk.io (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23556?
- CVE-2021-23556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Guake-Project Guake. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-03-17.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23556?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.