CVE-2003-1365

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-1365
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe escape_dangerous_chars function in CGI::Lite 2.0 and earlier does not correctly remove special characters including (1) "\" (backslash), (2) "?", (3) "~" (tilde), (4) "^" (carat), (5) newline, or (6) carriage return, which could allow remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary commands, in shell scripts that rely on CGI::Lite to filter such dangerous inputs.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Perl Cgi Lite 2.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security bug in CGI::Lite::escape_dangerous_chars() function - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
CGI Lite Perl Module Metacharacter Input Validation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Neohapsis Archives - VulnWatch - [VulnWatch] Security bug in CGI::Lite::escape_dangerous_chars() function - From rfg_at_monkeys.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit
search.cpan.org: CGI::Lite - Process and decode WWW forms and cookies af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 search.cpan.org Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Journal of cbrooks (3267) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 use.perl.org
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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