CVE-2011-4542 Command injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via crafted parameters in the Drafts action of Hastymail2 webmail.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-4542?

CVE-2011-4542 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Hastymail2 2.1.1 before RC2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) rs or (2) rsargs[] parameter in a mailbox Drafts action to the default URI.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4542?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hastymail Hastymail2.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4542?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4542 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-2011-4542 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-4542 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-24g2-j7cx-hj42.

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