CVE-2015-10096Public exploitNetwork attack vector

IRC command execution via unsanitized tweet newlines

Published Mar 20, 2023 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Command injection in Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot 1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute IRC bot commands through tweets. get_tweets forwards tweet.text into an IRC message without neutralizing line breaks, so text after a newline is interpreted as a bot command. Exploitation requires control of a tracked Twitter account, awareness of its association with the bot, and bot permissions in the IRC channel; consequences are limited to commands the bot can execute there.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability1.78%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Zarthus IRC Twitter Announcer Bot 1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute IRC bot commands through tweets. get_tweets forwards tweet.text into an IRC message without neutralizing line breaks, so text after a newline is interpreted as a bot command. Exploitation requires control of a tracked Twitter account, awareness of its association with the bot, and bot permissions in the IRC channel; consequences are limited to commands the bot can execute there.

The record

CVE
CVE-2015-10096
Published
Mar 20, 2023
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
Zarthus
Product
IRC Twitter Announcer Bot
Classifications
CWE-77
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Zarthus · IRC Twitter Announcer Botversion=1.0; version=1.1

Published CVSS scores

4.6VulDBAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.0VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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