CVE-2006-6629
lib/WeBWorK/PG/Translator.pm in WeBWorK Program Generation (PG) Language before 2.3.1 uses an insufficiently restrictive regular expression to determine valid macro filenames, which allows attackers to load arbitrary macro files whose names contain the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
lib/WeBWorK/PG/Translator.pm in WeBWorK Program Generation (PG) Language before 2.3.1 uses an insufficiently restrictive regular expression to determine valid macro filenames, which allows attackers to load arbitrary macro files whose names contain the strings (1) dangerousMacros.pl, (2) PG.pl, or (3) IO.pl.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.18% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- webwork/program generation language
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://devel.webwork.rochester.edu/twiki/bin/view/Webwork/PGLanguageRelease2pt3pt1Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21614Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5026
- http://devel.webwork.rochester.edu/twiki/bin/view/Webwork/PGLanguageRelease2pt3pt1Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21614Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5026
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.