CVE-2019-6453
high · 8.1mIRC before 7.55 allows remote command execution by using argument injection through custom URI protocol handlers. The attacker can specify an irc:// URI that loads an arbitrary .ini file from a UNC share pathname. Exploitation depends on browser-specific URI handling (Chrome is not exploitable).
8.1
CVSS
54.3%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2019-02-18
Published
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-88
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| mirc | mirc | < 7.55 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- https://github.com/proofofcalc/cve-2019-6453-poc
- https://proofofcalc.com/advisories/20190218.txt
- https://proofofcalc.com/cve-2019-6453-mIRC/
- https://twitter.com/proofofcalc/status/1097518413143003136
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46392/
- https://www.mirc.com/news.html
- https://github.com/proofofcalc/cve-2019-6453-poc
- https://proofofcalc.com/advisories/20190218.txt
- https://proofofcalc.com/cve-2019-6453-mIRC/
- https://twitter.com/proofofcalc/status/1097518413143003136
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46392/
- https://www.mirc.com/news.html
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2019-6453