CVE-2012-5534

The hook_process function in the plugin API for WeeChat 0.3.0 through 0.3.9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command from a plugin, related to "shell expansion."

• CWE-20

• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=efb795c74fe954b9544074aafcebb1be4452b03a
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093260.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093495.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093516.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51294Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51377
• http://weechat.org/security/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56584
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37764
• https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0347
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=efb795c74fe954b9544074aafcebb1be4452b03a
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093260.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093495.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/093516.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00018.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00087.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51294Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51377
• http://weechat.org/security/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:136
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/19/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56584
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37764
• https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0347

Published

Dec 3, 2012

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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