CVE-2005-4135 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Host header of SimpleBBS, leading to full system compromise.
- 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-2005-4135?
CVE-2005-4135 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Direct static code injection vulnerability in includes/newtopic.php in SimpleBBS 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Host header (possibly the name parameter or variable), which is then written to data/topics.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4135?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simplemedia Simplebbs.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4135?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4135 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-2005-4135 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4135 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ph4x-78w5-h79j.