cve/2023/CVE-2023-42222.md

### [CVE-2023-42222](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-42222)
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### Description

WebCatalog before 49.0 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. WebCatalog calls the Electron shell.openExternal function without verifying that the URL is for an http or https resource, in some circumstances.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176957/WebCatalog-48.4-Arbitrary-Protocol-Execution-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/itssixtyn3in/CVE-2023-42222

#### Github
- https://github.com/itssixtyn3in/CVE-2023-42222
- https://github.com/nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub