TWiki 'MAKETEXT' Variable CVE-2013-1751 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:58024

Info

TWiki 'MAKETEXT' Variable CVE-2013-1751 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 58024
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-1751
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 18 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 18 2013 12:00AM
Credit: John Lightsey
Vulnerable: TWiki TWiki 5.1.3
TWiki TWiki 5.1
TWiki TWiki 5.0.2
TWiki TWiki 5.0.1
TWiki TWiki 5.0
TWiki TWiki 4.3.2
TWiki TWiki 4.3.1
TWiki TWiki 4.3
TWiki TWiki 4.2.4
TWiki TWiki 4.2.3
TWiki TWiki 4.2.2
TWiki TWiki 4.2.1
TWiki TWiki 4.2
TWiki TWiki 4.1.2
TWiki TWiki 4.1.1
TWiki TWiki 4.1
TWiki TWiki 4.0.5
TWiki TWiki 4.0.4
TWiki TWiki 4.0.3
TWiki TWiki 4.0.2
TWiki TWiki 4.0.1
TWiki TWiki 5.1.2
TWiki TWiki 5.1.1
TWiki TWiki 4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

TWiki 'MAKETEXT' Variable CVE-2013-1751 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

TWiki is prone to a remote arbitrary command-execution vulnerability because it fails to properly validate user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands within the context of the vulnerable application.

Note: This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for the issue described in BID 56950 (TWiki and Foswiki 'MAKETEXT' Variable Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Exploit / POC

TWiki 'MAKETEXT' Variable CVE-2013-1751 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

TWiki 'MAKETEXT' Variable CVE-2013-1751 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

TWiki 'MAKETEXT' Variable CVE-2013-1751 Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

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