CVE-2002-1753 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary Perl code in csNews Professional via the setup parameter due to unsafe eval usage.
- 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-2002-1753?
CVE-2002-1753 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
csNewsPro.cgi in CGIScript.net csNews Professional (csNewsPro) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the setup parameter, which is processed by the Perl eval function.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1753?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cgiscript Csnews Professional.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1753?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1753 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-2002-1753 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1753 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccqr-whpm-2jv2.