CGI Script Center Auction Weaver Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:1645

Info

CGI Script Center Auction Weaver Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1645
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2000-0690
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 30 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 02:56AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq on August 30, 2000 by teleh0r <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: CGI Script Center Auction Weaver 1.0.2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

CGI Script Center Auction Weaver Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

CGI Script Center's Auction Weaver does not verify the validity of the value in the variable 'fromfile'. Therefore it is possible to perform arbitrary commands on a remote system under the UID of the http daemon by altering the variable 'fromfile'.

Solution / Fix

CGI Script Center Auction Weaver Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
The latest version of Auction Weaver is not susceptible to this vulnerability. It can be downloaded from the following location:

http://www.cgiscriptcenter.com/awl/

References

CGI Script Center Auction Weaver Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

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