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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2013-1751

High
9.8/10

Summary

TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a crafted '%MAKETEXT{}%' parameter value containing Perl backtick characters.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published