Code Injection in Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server - CVE-2012-0516
Published: May 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27699
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0516
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sun
Affected software:
Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server
Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within Administration Console component in Oracle iPlanet Web Server. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0516
Install updates from vendor's website.