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vendor:
TWikiUsers Script
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Remote Command Execution
78
CWE
Product Name: TWikiUsers Script
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
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Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2005

Remote Command Execution Vulnerability in TWikiUsers Script

The revision control function of the TWikiUsers script uses the backtick shell metacharacter to construct a command line. An attacker may use a specially crafted URI to execute arbitrary commands through the shell. This attack would occur in the context of the vulnerable application and can facilitate unauthorized remote access.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that user-supplied data is not used to construct command lines.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14960/info

A remote command execution vulnerability affects the application.

The revision control function of the TWikiUsers script uses the backtick shell metacharacter to construct a command line. An attacker may use a specially crafted URI to execute arbitrary commands through the shell.

This attack would occur in the context of the vulnerable application and can facilitate unauthorized remote access. 

%INCLUDE{ "Main.TWikiUsers" rev="2|less /etc/passwd" }%