Vulnerability in Twiki
CVE-2005-2877
The history (revision control) function in TWiki 02-Sep-2004 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters, as demonstrated via the rev parameter to TWikiUsers.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.709 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.709 · newest: 0.709 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Twiki — versions 2000-12-01, 2001-12-01, 2003-02-01
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithRev (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757181 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14834 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2877?
- CVE-2005-2877 is a vulnerability in Twiki. Published 2005-09-16.
- Is CVE-2005-2877 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.