CVE-2006-2548 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in podcast URLs processed by Prodder or perlpodder libraries.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2548?
CVE-2006-2548 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Prodder before 0.5, and perlpodder before 0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the URL of a podcast (url attribute of an enclosure tag, or $enc_url variable), which is executed when running wget.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2548?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Perlpodder Perlpodder, Prodder Prodder.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2548?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2548 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-2006-2548 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2548 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3wp-9777-5gw9.