CVE-2006-6454 Command injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on J-OWAMP Web Interface via shell metacharacters in the exec function parameters.

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-2006-6454?

CVE-2006-6454 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

execInBackground.php in J-OWAMP Web Interface 2.1b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters to the (1) exe and (2) args parameters, which are used in an exec function call. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6454?

It affects 1 product.

Products include J-Owamp Web Interface.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6454 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-2006-6454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c5q8-4xw7-4w89.

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