CVE-2017-1000487
plexus-utils: Mishandled strings in Commandline class allow for command injection
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · October 9, 2013
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
Plexus-utils before 3.0.16 is vulnerable to command injection because it does not correctly process the contents of double quoted strings.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of plexus-utils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 as well as Red Hat Satellite 6.0 and 6.1. Red Hat Satellite 6.2 and later do not ship plexus-utils, as such they are not affected by this vulnerability. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')