CVE-2011-4451 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary PHP code into log files via User-Agent headers when spam logging is enabled, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2011-4451?
CVE-2011-4451 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libs/Wakka.class.php in WikkaWiki 1.3.1 and 1.3.2, when the spam_logging option is enabled, allows remote attackers to write arbitrary PHP code to the spamlog_path file via the User-Agent HTTP header in an addcomment request. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue because the rendering of the spamlog_path file never uses the PHP interpreter
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4451?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wikkawiki Wikkawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4451?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2011-4451 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-4451 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65vv-mx5f-jggq.