CVE - CVE-2020-15692

CVE-ID
CVE-2020-15692	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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CONFIRM:https://nim-lang.org/blog/2020/07/30/versions-126-and-108-released.html MISC:https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-browsers-argument-injection/ MISC:https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/blob/dc5a40f3f39c6ea672e6dc6aca7f8118a69dda99/lib/pure/browsers.nim#L48 MLIST:[oss-security] 20210204 [CVE-2020-15692] Nim - stdlib Browsers - `open` Argument Injection URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20200713	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20200713)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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