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    CVE-2020-15692

    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.

    Published:Aug 14, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Aug 14, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.02019
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nim-lang
    Product
    Nim

    Exploits

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/1https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-browsers-argument-injection/http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/04/1https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-browsers-argument-injection/

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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