CVE-2003-1251 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in N/X 2002 by manipulating the c_path parameter to reference a remote URL.

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-2003-1251?

CVE-2003-1251 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The (1) menu.inc.php, (2) datasets.php and (3) mass_operations.inc.php (mistakenly referred to as mass_opeations.inc.php) scripts in N/X 2002 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a c_path that references a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1251?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nx N X Web Content Management System 2002.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1251?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1251 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-2003-1251 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1251 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-whjg-f3jx-hwx3.

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