CVE-2020-13661

Description

Telerik Fiddler through 5.0.20202.18177 allows attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a hostname with a trailing space character, followed by --utility-and-browser --utility-cmd-prefix= and the pathname of a locally installed program. The victim must interactively choose the Open On Browser option. Fixed in version 5.0.20204.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.57%

Vendor Advisory telerik.com Vendor Advisory telerik.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/release-history	release notes vendor advisory
https://www.nagenrauft-consulting.com/blog/	not applicable
https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/fiddler/release-history/fiddler-v5.0.20204	release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-13661?: CVE-2020-13661 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-13661?: To fix CVE-2020-13661, 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-2020-13661 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-13661 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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