CVE-2004-1993 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password field due to an incomplete patch in omail webmail.
- 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-2004-1993?
CVE-2004-1993 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The patch to the checklogin function in omail.pl for omail webmail 0.98.5 is incomplete, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters such as "`" (backticks) in the password.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1993?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Omail Omail Webmail.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1993?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1993 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-2004-1993 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1993 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g85p-2pm2-pfr5.