CVE-2005-2877

Public Exploit

Description

The history (revision control) function in TWiki 02-Sep-2004 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters, as demonstrated via the rev parameter to TWikiUsers.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 81.67% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory twiki.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithRev	patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680475417550&w=2	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757181	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14834	exploit vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2877?: CVE-2005-2877 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2877?: To fix CVE-2005-2877, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2877 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2877 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~82% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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