Description
Website META Language (WML) 2.0.11 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) the /tmp/pe.tmp.$$ temporary file used by wml_contrib/wmg.cgi and (2) temporary files used by wml_backend/p3_eperl/eperl_sys.c.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wml | 2.0.11-3.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wml | 2.0.11-3.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wml | 2.0.11-3.1 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | wml | 2.0.11-1etch1 | DSA-1492-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1492-1 wml Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 27685 vdb-entry
- 29353 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1492 vendor-advisory
- 28829 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463907
- MDVSA-2008:076 vendor-advisory
- 28856 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200803-23 vendor-advisory