CVE-2006-6599 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on TorrentFlux servers by injecting shell metacharacters into the announce parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6599?
CVE-2006-6599 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
maketorrent.php in TorrentFlux 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (";" semicolon) in the announce parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6599?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Torrentflux Torrentflux.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6599 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-2006-6599 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6599 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v29v-6rj3-5g72.