# CVE-1999-0890: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute commands or obtain sensitive information in iHTML Merchant due to a code parsing error.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Mar 2000
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-68rf-prjw-8c5h

## What is CVE-1999-0890?

CVE-1999-0890 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

iHTML Merchant allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute commands via a code parsing error.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0890?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ihtml Merchant Ihtml Merchant.

## How do I fix CVE-1999-0890?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-1999-0890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-4331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4331/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0890 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-1999-0890 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0890/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0890
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0890
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-0890

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0890/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.