CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0733

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The #sinclude directive in Embedded Perl (ePerl) version 2.2.14 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by modifying the 'sinclude' file to point to another file that contains a #include directive referencing a file with the code.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized code on the server, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of ePerl that does not contain this vulnerability and to monitor and secure configuration files against unauthorized changes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The #sinclude directive in Embedded Perl (ePerl) 2.2.14 and earlier allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by modifying the 'sinclude' file to point to another file that contains a #include directive that references a file that contains the code.

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