WebBBS followup allows remote attacker to execute commands
| webbs-followup-execute-commands (9378) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WebBBS could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary Perl commands. WebBBS fails to properly filter for shell metacharacters in the 'webbbs_post.pl' script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by embedding Perl commands in the "followup" variable, which would then be executed by the 'webbbs_post.pl' script.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jun 18 2002 - 13:39:58 CDT: WebBBS 5.0 (andlater versions) vulnerable: allow commands execution via "followup" bug .
- BID-5048: WebScripts WebBBS Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1993: webbbs_post.pl in WebBBS 4 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the followup parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 3513: WebScripts WebBBS webbbs_config.pl Remote Command Execution
Platforms Affected:
- Extropia WebBBS 5.0 and prior
Reported:
Jun 18, 2002
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