Alkalay notify from command injection
| notify-from-command-injection (22353) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
notify from Alkalay could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary shell commands caused by a vulnerability in the notify.cgi script. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request containing the '|' pipe character to the notify.cgi script using the from parameter to inject arbitrary shell commands.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- notify Web site: Index of /software/notify.
- BID-14893: Alkalay.Net Multiple Scripts Arbitrary Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-3095: Avi Alkalay notify program, dated 19 Aug 2001, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the from parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 19521: Avi Alkalay notify from Variable Arbitrary Command Execution
- SA16886: Alkalay notify "from" Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-1809: Alkalay Scripts Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Alkalay notify
Reported:
Sep 15, 2005
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