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TWiki "Search.pm" Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13190
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Release Date:
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2004-11-15
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Last Update:
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2004-11-22
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Popularity:
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7,954 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | TWiki
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1037
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Description:
Roman Medina-Heigl Hernandez has reported a vulnerability in TWiki, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in "Search.pm" when handling search requests and allows injection of arbitrary shell commands. This can be exploited by supplying a specially crafted search request containing backtick shell meta characters.
The vulnerability has been reported in TWiki releases 2004-09-01, 2003-02-01, and 2001-12-01. Other releases may also be affected.
Solution:
The vendor has released patches (see original advisory).
Provided and/or discovered by:
Roman Medina-Heigl Hernandez
Changelog:
2004-11-17: Added CVE reference.
2004-11-22: Updated credits.
Original Advisory:
http://www.twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithSearch
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