CVE-2008-7158

Description

Numara FootPrints 7.5a through 7.5a1 and 8.0 through 8.0a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) transcriptFile parameter to MRcgi/MRchat.pl or (2) LOADFILE parameter to MRcgi/MRABLoad2.pl. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.54% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory numarasoftware.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/42816 vdb entry
https://footprintssupport.numarasoftware.com/MRcgi/MRTicketPage.pl?USER=&MRP=0&PROJECTID=4&MR=89552&MAXMININC=&MAJOR_MODE=DETAILS patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28390 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27373 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39810 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/42813 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-7158?
CVE-2008-7158 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-7158?
To fix CVE-2008-7158, 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-2008-7158 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-7158 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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