Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
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User Interaction
Required
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Network
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CVE-2020-15258

Disclosure Date: October 16, 2020
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Description

In Wire before 3.20.x, shell.openExternal was used without checking the URL. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on the victims machine by sending messages containing links with arbitrary protocols. The victim has to interact with the link and sees the URL that is opened. The issue was patched by implementing a helper function which checks if the URL’s protocol is common. If it is common, the URL will be opened externally. If not, the URL will not be opened and a warning appears for the user informing them that a probably insecure URL was blocked from being executed. The issue is patched in Wire 3.20.x. More technical details about exploitation are available in the linked advisory.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
8.0 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
2.1
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

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