PT-2002-1854 · Wordtrans · Wordtrans

Published 2002-09-10 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2002-0837

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: wordtrans versions 1.1pre8 and earlier

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct cross-site scripting attacks via certain parameters, possibly including the dict parameter, to the "wordtrans.php" script.

Recommendations: For wordtrans versions 1.1pre8 and earlier, avoid using the possibly vulnerable dict parameter in the wordtrans.php script until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the wordtrans.php script to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0837

Affected Products

Wordtrans

References · 8

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5674 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0837 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5671 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10059.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-188.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10063.php · Note
• http://guardent.com/comp_news_wordtrans-web.html# · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103158607631137&w=2 · Note