CVE-2001-1290 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary Perl code and gain privileges via the table_width parameter in admin.cgi.
- 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-2001-1290?
CVE-2001-1290 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
admin.cgi in Active Classifieds Free Edition 1.0, and possibly commercial versions, allows remote attackers to modify the configuration, gain privileges, and execute arbitrary Perl code via the table_width parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Active Web Suite Technologies Active Classifieds.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2001-1290 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1290 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r48r-qqwp-vgcg.