CVE-2008-5305 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the %SEARCH{}% variable.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.64% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| twiki | twiki |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TWiki 4.x - 'SEARCH' Remote Command Execution | 2008-12-06 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33040
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021352
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-5305
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32668
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3381
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33040
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021352
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2008-5305
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32668
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3381
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