CVE-2007-0246 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 29 May 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the PATH_INFO of the CVSWeb CGI in GForge.

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

What is CVE-2007-0246?

CVE-2007-0246 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

plugins/scmcvs/www/cvsweb.php in the CVSWeb CGI in GForge 4.5.16 before 20070524, aka gforge-plugin-scmcvs, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the PATH_INFO.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0246?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gforge Gforge.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0246?

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-2007-0246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DSA-1297-1, GHSA-h99h-x74p-9vw5.