CVE-2008-4318 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in query parameters of Observer web application scripts.
- 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-2008-4318?
CVE-2008-4318 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Observer 0.3.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter to (1) whois.php or (2) netcmd.php.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4318?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Project-Observer Observer.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4318?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4318 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-2008-4318 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4318 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-388g-xpph-h5rv.