CVE-2011-4639 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 8 Oct 2012 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in Traceroute and Ping tools.

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-2011-4639?

CVE-2011-4639 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Oct 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The (1) Traceroute and (2) Ping implementations in tools.php in SpamTitan WebTitan before 3.60 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an argument, as demonstrated by an && (ampersand ampersand) sequence.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4639?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Spamtitan Webtitan.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4639?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4639 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-2011-4639 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4639 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cv79-ff7v-6vx6.