CVE-2003-1365

Published Oct 17, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
The escape_dangerous_chars function in CGI::Lite 2.0 and earlier does not correctly remove special characters including (1) "\" (backslash), (2) "?", (3) "~" (tilde), (4) "^" (carat), (5) newline, or (6) carriage return, which could allow remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary commands, in shell scripts that rely on CGI::Lite to filter such dangerous inputs.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-1355 The escape_dangerous_chars function in CGI::Lite 2.0 and earlier does not correctly remove special characters including (1) "\" (backslash), (2) "?", (3) "~" (tilde), (4) "^" (carat), (5) newline, or (6) carriage return, which could allow remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary commands, in shell scripts that rely on CGI::Lite to filter such dangerous inputs.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:28 AM
Reserved
Oct 16, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM