CVE-2013-1751
TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a crafted '%MAKETEXT{}%' parameter value containing Perl backtick characters.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a crafted '%MAKETEXT{}%' parameter value containing Perl backtick characters.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.87% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- twiki/twiki
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028149Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1751Third Party Advisory
- https://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2013-1751Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028149Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1751Third Party Advisory
- https://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2013-1751Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.