CVE-2006-5099 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published 29 Sep 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in image conversion parameters when ImageMagick is enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-5099?

CVE-2006-5099 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

lib/exec/fetch.php in DokuWiki before 2006-03-09e, when conf[imconvert] is configured to use ImageMagick, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) w and (2) h parameters, which are not filtered when invoking convert.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5099?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Andreas Gohr Dokuwiki.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5099?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2006-5099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5099, GHSA-5rj4-cvcv-vxcw.