CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1436

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.16%

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

Summary

Ray Chan WWW Authorization Gateway version 0.1 CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the 'user' parameter.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to complete system compromise, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of the software and implement input validation to block shell metacharacters.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Ray Chan WWW Authorization Gateway 0.1 CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the "user" parameter.

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