CVE-2008-5305 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the %SEARCH{}% variable.

Published: 2008-12-10

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 4.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.2.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5282	Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the %SEARCH{}% variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04122.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/33040
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021352
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-5305
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32668
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3381

History

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Subscriptions

Twiki Twiki

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:12.543Z

Reserved: 2008-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5305

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-10T00:30:00.283

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5305

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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