CVE-2003-1365

The escape_dangerous_chars function in CGI::Lite 2.0 and earlier does not correctly remove special characters including (1) "\" (backslash), (2) "?", (3) "~" (tilde), (4) "^" (carat), (5) newline, or (6) carriage return, which could allow remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary commands, in shell scripts that rely on CGI::Lite to filter such dangerous inputs.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311414	Exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0065.html	Exploit
http://search.cpan.org/~smylers/CGI-Lite-2.02/Lite.pm	Exploit
http://use.perl.org/~cbrooks/journal/10542
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6833
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3237
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11308

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:perl:cgi_lite:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2003-12-30 21:00

Updated : 2017-07-28 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2003-1365

Mitre link : CVE-2003-1365

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

Products Affected

perl

cgi_lite

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