The default configuration of the <Button2> binding in Uzbl before 2010.08.05 does not…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The default configuration of the <Button2> binding in Uzbl before 2010.08.05 does not properly use the @SELECTED_URI feature, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted HREF attribute of an A element in an HTML document.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07345 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2809
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r8gc-4gr6-4vf3
References
Other 7
- http://github.com/Dieterbe/uzbl/commit/9cc39cb5c9396be013b5dc2ba7e4b3eaa647e975
- http://github.com/pawelz/uzbl/commit/342f292c27973c9df5f631a38bd12f14a9c5cdc2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621964
- [oss-security] 20100806 CVE request: uzbl before 2010.08.05: User-assisted execution of arbitrary commands caused by faulty default config
- [oss-security] 20100806 Re: CVE request: uzbl before 2010.08.05: User-assisted execution of arbitrary commands caused by faulty default config
- http://www.uzbl.org/bugs/index.php?do=details&task_id=240
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621965
More Uzbl vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-00011 The eval_js function in uzbl-core.c in Uzbl before 2010.01.05 exposes the run method of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-00778 uzbl: Information disclosure via world-readable cookies storage file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2010-2809 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-2809 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r8gc-4gr6-4vf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-2809 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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