CVE-2002-1843 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in Perlbot variables, posing a critical risk to web server integrity.
- 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-2002-1843?
CVE-2002-1843 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Perlbot 1.9.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) the $text variable in SpelCheck.pm or (2) the $filename variable in HTMLPlog.pm.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Perlbot Perlbot.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1843 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-2002-1843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95xg-r294-q72m.