CSVForm.pl could allow remote command execution
| csvform-cgi-execute-commands (7692) |  High Risk |
Description:
CSVForm could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could submit a specially-crafted URL to CVSForm containing shell commands as the argument to the file= parameter to cause arbitrary commands to be executed on the system with privileges of the Web server process.
Platforms Affected:
- Mutasem Abudahab, CSVForm 0.1
- Mutasem Abudahab, CSVFormPlus 1.0
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Dec 11 2001 - 10:08:13 CST, CSVForm (Perl CGI) Remote Execution Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0102.html.
- EZScripting.com, CSVForm at http://www.ezscripting.com/scripts/csvform.html.
- BID-3668: CSVForm Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-1187: csvform.pl 0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via metacharacters in the file parameter.
Reported:
Dec 11, 2001
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