Name: CVE-2017-1000487: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-1000487, CWE-78, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.07798

Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade plexus-utils2Upgrade plexus-utils	Mar 22, 2018	Jan 3, 2018
Dell Powerstore Dsa2023129	—	Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version	Jan 13, 2026	Apr 4, 2023
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Jan 3, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade plexus-utilsUpgrade plexus-utils2	Nov 19, 2024	Jan 3, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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