CVE-2015-10096

Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot twitter_announcer.rb get_tweets command injection

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot up to 1.1.0. This affects the function get_tweets of the file lib/twitterbot/plugins/twitter_announcer.rb. The manipulation of the argument tweet leads to command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.1.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 6b1941b7fc2c70e1f40981b43c84a2c20cc12bd3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223383.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Third-Party Advisory vuldb.com Third-Party Advisory vuldb.com
Affected: Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.223383 third party advisory vdb entry technical description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223383 signature third party advisory permissions required
https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/commit/6b1941b7fc2c70e1f40981b43c84a2c20cc12bd3 patch
https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/releases/tag/v1.1.1 patch release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-10096?
CVE-2015-10096 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-10096?
To fix CVE-2015-10096, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-10096 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-10096 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2015-10096?
CVE-2015-10096 affects Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot.
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