CVE-2003-1365 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands or read/write files via shell scripts using the vulnerable CGI::Lite library due to improper input filtering.
- 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-2003-1365?
CVE-2003-1365 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The escape_dangerous_chars function in CGI::Lite 2.0 and earlier does not correctly remove special characters including (1) "\" (backslash), (2) "?", (3) "~" (tilde), (4) "^" (carat), (5) newline, or (6) carriage return, which could allow remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary commands, in shell scripts that rely on CGI::Lite to filter such dangerous inputs.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1365?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Perl Cgi Lite.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1365?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1365 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-2003-1365 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1365 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fjp-fr4m-265h.