CVE-2023-42222

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    CVE-2023-42222

    Published: 28 Sept 2023Last Modified: 13 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: WebCatalog before 49.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. WebCatalog calls the Electron shell.openExternal function without verifying that the URL is for an http or https resource, in some circumstances.

    References: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176957/WebCatalog-48.4-Arbitrary-Protocol-Execution-Code-Execution.html, , https://webcatalog.io/changelog/, https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security#15-do-not-use-shellopenexternal-with-untrusted-content, https://github.com/itssixtyn3in/CVE-2023-42222

    Affected packages

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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