CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1263

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the changepassword.cgi script of ChangePassword 0.8, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious 'make' program.

Risk Assessment

A local user can gain unauthorized privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the script owner, potentially leading to privilege escalation and system integrity compromise.

Recommendation

Remove the setuid bit from the changepassword.cgi script or update ChangePassword to a version without this vulnerability. Alternatively, secure the PATH variable in the script by using absolute paths to programs.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

changepassword.cgi in ChangePassword 0.8, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "make" program.

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