CVE-2008-5305

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-5305
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-12-10 00:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionEval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the %SEARCH{}% variable.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.0 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.1 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.2 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.3 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.4 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.5 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.1.0 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.1.1 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.1.2 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.2.0 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.2.1 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.2.2 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
TWiki Input Validation Flaw in %SEARCH{}% Parameter Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
TWiki Cross-Site Scripting and Command Injection Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-5305 < Codev < TWiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 twiki.org Vendor Advisory
TWiki SEARCH Variable Remote Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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