Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in TWiki - CVE-2005-3056

 

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in TWiki - CVE-2005-3056

Published: November 1, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35122
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-3056
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: TWiki.org
Affected software:
TWiki

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

TWiki allows arbitrary shell command execution via the Include function


How to mitigate CVE-2005-3056

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources