gbook.cgi Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:1940

Info

gbook.cgi Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1940
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 10 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 10 2000 12:00AM
Credit: Reported to bugtraq by JW Oh <[email protected]> on Fri, 10 Nov 2000.
Vulnerable: Bill Kendrick GBook.cgi 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

gbook.cgi Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Bill Hendrick's gbook.cgi is a guestbook script used by certain websites to log visitor names, comments and similar information.

Gbook.cgi fails to properly validate user-supplied input to the script's _MAILTO parameter. This allows a malicious user to append a ';' character to the definition of the _MAILTO field, followed by text containing malicious shell commands. These will be executed as the webserver, providing the attacker with an elevation of privileges, and, if properly exploited, allowing more serious compromises of the host system..

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gbook.cgi Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

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