CVE-2001-0899 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the server via shell metacharacters in the host input field of Network Tools.
- 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-2001-0899?
CVE-2001-0899 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Network Tools 0.2 for PHP-Nuke allows remote attackers to execute commands on the server via shell metacharacters in the $hostinput variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0899?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Phpnuke Php-Nuke, Rick Fournier Network Tools.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0899?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0899 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-2001-0899 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0899 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q3wg-37xx-vgfv.