CVE-1999-1180 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on O'Reilly WebSite servers via shell metacharacters in specific arguments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1180?
CVE-1999-1180 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
O'Reilly WebSite 1.1e and Website Pro 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an argument to (1) args.cmd or (2) args.bat.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1180?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Oreilly Website, Oreilly Website Pro.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1180?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-1999-1180 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1180 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q697-gcxw-q87j.