CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2682

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the SpellChecker plugin in DTLink AreaEdit before version 0.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'dictionary' parameter (also known as the 'lang' variable) in the aspell_setup.php file.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the server, execute arbitrary commands, potentially leading to data theft, malware installation, or complete system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update DTLink AreaEdit to version 0.4.3 or later, which includes a fix that eliminates the command injection vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

aspell_setup.php in the SpellChecker plugin in DTLink AreaEdit before 0.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dictionary parameter (aka the lang variable).

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