Description
The cvsweb CGI script in CVSWeb 1.80 allows remote attackers with write access to a CVS repository to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- CVSWeb Developer CVSWeb 1.80 - Insecure Perl 'open' Code Execution EDB-20073 · local · Jul 12, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- TLSA2000016-1 vendor-advisory
- 20000712 cvsweb: remote shell for cvs committers mailing-list
- cvsweb-shell-access(4925) vdb-entry
- 1469 vdb-entry
- 20000714 MDKSA-2000:019 cvsweb update mailing-list