SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-52968

Description

xdg-open in xdg-utils through 1.2.1 can send requests containing SameSite=Strict cookies, which can facilitate CSRF. (For example, xdg-open could be modified to, by default, associate x-scheme-handler/https with the execution of a browser with command-line options that arrange for an empty cookie store, although this would add substantial complexity, and would not be considered a desirable or expected behavior by all users.) NOTE: this is disputed because integrations of xdg-open typically do not provide information about whether the xdg-open command and arguments were manually entered by a user, or whether they were the result of a navigation from content in an untrusted origin.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Xdg-utils	Xdg-open	<1.2.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-420

Unprotected Alternate Channel

The product protects a primary channel, but it does not use the same level of protection for an alternate channel.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	xdg-utils	xdg-open	<1.2.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-utils/tag/?h=v1.2.1

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/23/1

CVSS Score

2.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: June 23, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: June 23, 2025, 8:16 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

CVE-2025-52968