VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-6678
The edit_textarea function in form-file.c in Netrik 1.15.4 and earlier does not properly verify temporary filenames when editing textarea fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The edit_textarea function in form-file.c in Netrik 1.15.4 and earlier does not properly verify temporary filenames when editing textarea fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.83% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- netrik/netrik
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://netrik.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrik/netrik/form-file.c?r1=1.3&r2=1.4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23822
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=472131&group_id=23183Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1251
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22158
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5092
- http://netrik.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrik/netrik/form-file.c?r1=1.3&r2=1.4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23822
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=472131&group_id=23183Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1251
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22158
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5092
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.