CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0947

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.16%

86th percentile - higher than 86% of all known CVEs

Summary

AN-HTTPd provides example CGI scripts that allow remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system and execution of arbitrary commands by an attacker.

Recommendation

It is recommended to remove or secure the example CGI scripts and implement appropriate filters for shell metacharacters.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

AN-HTTPd provides example CGI scripts test.bat, input.bat, input2.bat, and envout.bat, which allow remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS