IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.
2000-10-20T04:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.2.1 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.3.9 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.3.10 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.3.11 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.3.12 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.3.13 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.4 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.4.1 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.4.2 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.5.6 | Yes |
Application | xchat | xchat | 1.5.xdev | Yes |