CVE-2004-1468 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in emails sent through the web mail functionality of Webmin and Usermin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-1468?

CVE-2004-1468 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Webmin Webmin, published on 13 Feb 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The web mail functionality in Usermin 1.x and Webmin 1.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an e-mail message.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1468?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Usermin Usermin, Webmin Webmin.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1468?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1468 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-2004-1468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jqj8-q9w4-qvf2.

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