CVE-2017-17527
HIGHEPSS 73th pctlDescription
delphi_gui/WWWBrowserRunnerDM.pas in PasDoc 0.14 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer has indicated that the code referencing the BROWSER environment variable is never used
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-74 (Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2013-2251 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2023-22527 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2019-2725 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2022-46169 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2022-35914 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2019-17558 | High | 7.5 | 99% | KEV | Fix |
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