USN-8979-1

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    USN-8979-1

    Published: 3 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: deluge vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that the web UI in Deluge did not protect against cross- site request forgery. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to trick a user into installing a malicious plugin, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7178) It was discovered that the web UI in Deluge incorrectly handled certain requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2017-9031)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8979-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7178, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9031

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: deluge

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/deluge?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.12-1ubuntu1+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.3.12-1ubuntu1

    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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