PT-2014-1882 · Xmonad · Xmonad-Contrib

Raúl Benencia · Published 2014-05-28 · Updated 2025-11-14 · CVE-2013-1436

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions xmonad-contrib versions prior to 0.11.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a web page title. This can be achieved when the user clicks on the xmobar window title, as demonstrated using an action tag. The XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog module in xmonad-contrib is affected, potentially leading to disruption of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.11.2, update to version 0.11.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog module until a patch is available. Restrict access to the xmobar window title to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09728

CVE-2013-1436

HSEC-2023-0003

Affected Products

Xmonad-Contrib

References · 19

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/26/5 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/61491 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/38680 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09728 · Security Note
• http://handra.rampa.sk/dawb/patch?repoPURL=http%3A%2F%2Fcode.haskell.org%2FXMonadContrib&repoPHash=20130708144813-1499c-0c3e284d3523c0694b9423714081761813bc1e89 · Patch
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-28.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/HSEC-2023-0003 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1436 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1436 · Security Note
• https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad-contrib/commit/d3b2a01e3d01ac628e7a3139dd55becbfa37cf51 · Note