CVE-2008-4873 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file parameter of board.cgi in Sepal SPBOARD.
- 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-2008-4873?
CVE-2008-4873 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
board.cgi in Sepal SPBOARD 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file parameter during a down_file action.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sepal Spboard.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4873 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-2008-4873 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4873 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj4q-g225-c65p.