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AreaEdit SpellChecker Plugin Code Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16511
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Release Date:
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2005-08-22
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Last Update:
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2005-08-25
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Popularity:
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5,788 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: | AreaEdit 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2682
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in AreaEdit, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "dictionary" variable in aspell_setup.php is not properly sanitised before being used as command line arguments. This can be exploited to inject arbitrary shell commands via a specially crafted string containing shell meta characters.
Successful exploitation does not require that the plugin has been enabled.
Solution:
Update to version 0.4.3.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-08-25: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.formvista.com/index.html?C...cmd=detail&cs_clog_entries_ref=50
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