CVE-2017-17529: Abisource Abiword

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

af/util/xp/ut_go_file.cpp in AbiWord 3.0.2-2 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL.

Affected products

• Abisource Abiword: version 3.0.2-2 only

Published 2017-12-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.