CVE-2015-10096

Name: CVE-2015-10096
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-03-20T05:15:11.163+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.1/10EPSS 1.85%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-10096 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot up to 1.1.0. This affects the function get_tweets of the file lib/twitterbot/plugins/twitter_announcer.rb. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot up to 1.1.0. This affects the function get_tweets of the file lib/twitterbot/plugins/twitter_announcer.rb. The manipulation of the argument tweet leads to command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.1.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 6b1941b7fc2c70e1f40981b43c84a2c20cc12bd3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223383.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.85%

76.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Irc Twitter Announcer Bot Project	Irc Twitter Announcer Bot	1.0.0

References

https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/commit/6b1941b7fc2c70e1f40981b43c84a2c20cc12bd3Patch
https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/releases/tag/v1.1.1Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223383Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.223383Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/commit/6b1941b7fc2c70e1f40981b43c84a2c20cc12bd3Patch
https://github.com/Zarthus/irc-twitter-bot/releases/tag/v1.1.1Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.223383Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.223383Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 20, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-10096?

How severe is CVE-2015-10096?

CVE-2015-10096 has a CVSS score of 8.1/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST