CVE-2000-0787 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.2% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.21% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-10-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xchat | xchat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | X-Chat 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 - Command Execution via URLs | 2000-08-17 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0215.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0301.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0305.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-055.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1601
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0215.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0301.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0305.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-055.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1601
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