Improper input validation in Perl Cgi Lite
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Perl Cgi Lite — versions 2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- use.perl.org/~cbrooks/journal/10542
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311414 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6833 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3237 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11308 (vdb-entry)
- search.cpan.org/~smylers/CGI-Lite-2.02/Lite.pm (Exploit)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0065.html (mailing-list, Exploit)