VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2682
aspell_setup.php in the SpellChecker plugin in DTLink AreaEdit before 0.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dictionary parameter (aka the lang variable).
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
aspell_setup.php in the SpellChecker plugin in DTLink AreaEdit before 0.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dictionary parameter (aka the lang variable).
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.06% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- dtlink/areaedit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16511Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.formvista.com/forum.html?COMP=forum&cmd=view_thread&%28fvs%29cs_forums_threads_ref=47
- http://www.formvista.com/otherprojects/areaeditPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16511Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.formvista.com/forum.html?COMP=forum&cmd=view_thread&%28fvs%29cs_forums_threads_ref=47
- http://www.formvista.com/otherprojects/areaeditPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.