CVE-2019-12761

Public Exploit

Description

A code injection issue was discovered in PyXDG before 0.26 via crafted Python code in a Category element of a Menu XML document in a .menu file. XDG_CONFIG_DIRS must be set up to trigger xdg.Menu.parse parsing within the directory containing this file. This is due to a lack of sanitization in xdg/Menu.py before an eval call.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.44%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory snyk.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gist.github.com/dhondta/b45cd41f4186110a354dc7272916feba third party advisory exploit
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PYXDG-174562 third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00006.html mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00003.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12761?
CVE-2019-12761 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12761?
To fix CVE-2019-12761, 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-2019-12761 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12761 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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