Darryl Burgdorf Webhints Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:13930

Info

Darryl Burgdorf Webhints Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13930
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1950
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 09 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 02:56PM
Credit: [email protected] is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Darryl Burgdorf Webhints 1.3
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Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Darryl Burgdorf Webhints Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Darryl Burgdorf Webhints is prone to a remote command execution vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploit / POC

Darryl Burgdorf Webhints Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

The following proof of concept URI is available:
http://www.example.com/hints.pl?|uname|

Solution / Fix

Darryl Burgdorf Webhints Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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Darryl Burgdorf Webhints Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

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