CVE-2007-4538

Public Exploit

Description

email_in.pl in Bugzilla 2.23.4 through 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the -f (From address) option to the Email::Send::Sendmail function, probably involving shell metacharacters.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.69% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/37203	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-18.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477630/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36243	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=386860
http://secunia.com/advisories/26971	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2977	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26584	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018604	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25425	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.20.4/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4538?: CVE-2007-4538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4538?: To fix CVE-2007-4538, 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-2007-4538 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4538 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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