VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2012-5534

high
Published 2012-12-03 · Modified 2026-04-29
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CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
7.5

Description

The hook_process function in the plugin API for WeeChat 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command from a plugin, related to "shell expansion."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact
debian Debian Fixed 5 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
trixie Fixed 0.3.9.2-1
sid Fixed 0.3.9.2-1
forky Fixed 0.3.9.2-1
bullseye Fixed 0.3.9.2-1
bookworm Fixed 0.3.9.2-1

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
flashtuxweechat0.3.0
flashtuxweechat0.3.1
flashtuxweechat0.3.1.1
flashtuxweechat0.3.2
flashtuxweechat0.3.3
flashtuxweechat0.3.4
flashtuxweechat0.3.6
flashtuxweechat0.3.7
flashtuxweechat0.3.8
flashtuxweechat0.3.9
flashtuxweechat0.3.9.1

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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