3513 : WebScripts WebBBS webbbs_config.pl Remote Command Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2002-06-18

Description

WebBBS contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on a vulnerable system. The issue is due to the webbbs_config.pl script not providing proper sanity checking for input passed to the "followup" variable. Using a specially crafted URI, a remote attacker can execute any command on the remote host with the same privileges as the web server.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.01 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this
vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

WebScripts	WebBBS	4.x
		5.0

References

CVE ID: 2002-1993 (see also: NVD)
Exploit Database: 21567
Bugtraq ID: 5048
ISS X-Force ID: 9378
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0217.html
Vendor URL: http://awsd.com/scripts/webbbs/

Tools & Filters

Nikto	3094

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-08-10 | Disagree?

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