Description
ad.cgi CGI program by Leif Wright allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the file parameter.
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
- Leif M. Wright - 'ad.cgi' 1.0 Unchecked Input EDB-20504 · remote · Dec 11, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20001211 Insecure input validation in ad.cgi mailing-list
- 2103 vdb-entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5741 vdb-entry