PT-2005-2901 · Webhints · Webhints

Blahplok · Published 2005-06-09 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-1950

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 Webhints version 1.03

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argument passed to hints.pl.

Recommendations For Webhints version 1.03, consider restricting access to the hints.pl script until a patch is available, and avoid using shell metacharacters in the argument to prevent command execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1950

Affected Products

Webhints

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1039 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1041 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1040 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1950 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111842893001406&w=2 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13930 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15652 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014173 · Note