CVE-2005-2877 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on TWiki servers via shell metacharacters in the revision control history function.
- 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-2005-2877?
CVE-2005-2877 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The history (revision control) function in TWiki 02-Sep-2004 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters, as demonstrated via the rev parameter to TWikiUsers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2877?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Twiki Twiki.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2877?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2877 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-2005-2877 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2877 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwgr-jhxj-6vjp.