{"id":"CVE-2017-12904","aliases":["ALPINE-CVE-2017-12904","DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12904","DLA-1061-1","DSA-3947-1","EUVD-2017-4428","GHSA-rc2j-xvrx-6gqj","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12904","USN-4585-1"],"status":"published","title":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of...","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.06404,"percentile":0.93721,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-943"],"published":"2017-08-18T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-10-20T13:22:22Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.3","package":"newsbeuter","fixed_in":["2.9-r4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.4","package":"newsbeuter","fixed_in":["2.9-r4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.5","package":"newsbeuter","fixed_in":["2.9-r4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.6","package":"newsbeuter","fixed_in":["2.9-r4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.7","package":"newsbeuter","fixed_in":["2.9-r4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:7","package":"newsbeuter","fixed_in":["2.5-2+deb7u2"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:8","package":"newsbeuter","fixed_in":["2.8-2+deb8u1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:9","package":"newsbeuter","fixed_in":["2.9-5+deb9u1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"newsbeuter","fixed_in":["2.9-3ubuntu0.1"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.3","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9-r4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.4","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9-r4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.5","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9-r4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.6","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9-r4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Alpine:v3.7","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9-r4"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:7","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5-2+deb7u2"}]}],"versions":["2.5-2","2.5-2+deb7u1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:8","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.8-2+deb8u1"}]}],"versions":["2.8-2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:9","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9-5+deb9u1"}]}],"versions":["2.9-5"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9-3ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["2.8-2","2.9-0ubuntu1","2.9-3"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"newsbeuter","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9-3ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["2.8-2","2.9-0ubuntu1","2.9-3"],"bundled":2}],"products":[{"vendor":"debian","product":"debian_linux"},{"vendor":"newsbeuter","product":"newsbeuter"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","report"]},{"url":"https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_MLIST","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_DEBIAN","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_UBUNTU","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12904"},{"url":"https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rc2j-xvrx-6gqj"},{"url":"https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-12904","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12904","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12904","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4585-1","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14500","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2017-12904","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.","status":"published","published":"2017-08-23T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T18:51:07.229Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:17.264801Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2017-4428","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.","status":"published","published":"2017-08-23T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T18:51:07Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:23:20.155596Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-rc2j-xvrx-6gqj","title":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of...","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-13T01:14:24Z","modified":"2025-04-20T03:44:49Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-943"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:01:51.143792Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2017-12904","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.","status":"published","published":"2017-08-23T14:29:00.393Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:04:07.303Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-943"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:03:57.82609Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"ALPINE-CVE-2017-12904","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.","status":"published","published":"2017-08-23T14:29:00.393Z","modified":"2026-06-15T18:24:03.197064188Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:27:46.716249Z"},{"id":"CVE-2017-12904","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.","status":"published","published":"2017-08-23T14:29:00.393Z","modified":"2026-10-20T13:22:22.762292419Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:04.159616Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12904","description":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.","status":"published","published":"2017-08-23T14:29:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:52:18.764766Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:54:14.122973Z"},{"id":"DLA-1061-1","title":"newsbeuter - security update","status":"published","published":"2017-08-19T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-03-09T01:01:17.836963Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:09.336894Z"},{"id":"DSA-3947-1","title":"newsbeuter - security update","status":"published","published":"2017-08-18T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-03-09T01:18:41.445398Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:16.523846Z"},{"id":"USN-4585-1","title":"newsbeuter vulnerabilities","description":"It was discovered that Newsbeuter didn't handle the command line input\nproperly. An remote attacker could use it to ran remote code by crafting\na special input file. (CVE-2017-12904)\n\nIt was discovered that Newsbeuter didn't handle metacharacters in its\nfilename properly. An remote attacker could use it to ran remote code by\ncrafting a special filename. (CVE-2017-14500)\n","status":"published","published":"2020-10-15T22:14:26Z","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:57Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:15.159055Z"}]}}