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TWiki "TYPEOF" Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21235
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Release Date:
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2006-07-27
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Popularity:
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7,003 views
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Critical:
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Less 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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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Ben Wheeler has reported a vulnerability in TWiki, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed to the "TYPEOF" parameter in twiki/bin/configure is not properly sanitised before being evaluated. This can be exploited by to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the script.
Successful exploitation requires incorrectly configured access (no authentication) for the "twiki/bin/configure" script.
The vulnerability has been reported in 4.0.0 through 4.0.4.
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