CVE-2008-7158 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in specific CGI parameters of Numara FootPrints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-7158?
CVE-2008-7158 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Sep 2009. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Numara FootPrints 7.5a through 7.5a1 and 8.0 through 8.0a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) transcriptFile parameter to MRcgi/MRchat.pl or (2) LOADFILE parameter to MRcgi/MRABLoad2.pl. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7158?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Numarasoftware Footprints.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7158 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-2008-7158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g37h-m5cc-48wj.