PT-2005-3568 · Dtlink · Dtlink Areaedit Spellchecker

Published 2005-08-23 · Updated 2018-08-13 · CVE-2005-2682

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 DTLink AreaEdit SpellChecker plugin versions prior to 0.4.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the lang variable, also known as the dictionary parameter, in the aspell setup.php file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.4.3, update to version 0.4.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the aspell setup.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the lang variable in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2682

Affected Products

Dtlink Areaedit Spellchecker

References · 4

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16511 · Vendor Advisory
• http://formvista.com/otherprojects/areaedit · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2682 · Security Note
• http://formvista.com/forum.html?COMP=forum&cmd=view_thread&%28fvs%29cs_forums_threads_ref=47 · Note