CVE-2013-1751 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands in TWiki by sending crafted parameters containing Perl backticks.

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-2013-1751?

CVE-2013-1751 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a crafted '%MAKETEXT{}%' parameter value containing Perl backtick characters.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1751?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Twiki Twiki.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1751?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1751 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-2013-1751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5mj5-5f99-mv3g.

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