CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0061

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Apache for Win32 before 1.3.24 and 2.0.x before 2.0.34-beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (e.g., the | pipe character) provided as arguments to batch (.bat) or .cmd scripts.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute commands remotely on the server, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Apache to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement filtering of arguments passed to batch scripts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Apache for Win32 before 1.3.24, and 2.0.x before 2.0.34-beta, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters (a | pipe character) provided as arguments to batch (.bat) or .cmd scripts, which are sent unfiltered to the shell interpreter, typically cmd.exe.

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