Description
myquiz.pl in Dale Ray MyQuiz 1.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the URL, which are not properly handled as part of the PATH_INFO environment variable.
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
- MyQuiz 1.01 - 'PATH_INFO' Arbitrary Command Execution EDB-1471 · webapps · Feb 6, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- myquiz-pathinfo-command-execution(24501) vdb-entry
- 22925 vdb-entry
- 20060207 MyQuiz Arbitrary Command Execution Exploit (perl) mailing-list
- http://www.evuln.com/vulns/57/summary.html
- 20060203 [eVuln] MyQuiz Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability mailing-list
- ADV-2006-0443 vdb-entry
- 20060209 Vendor ACK for MyQuiz mailing-list
- http://www.corantodemo.net/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EpApAAAVkyirPGThSf&style=dldetails
- 409 third-party-advisory
- 18737 third-party-advisory