CVE-2001-0216 describes a critical arbitrary command execution vulnerability within the pals-cgi program of the PALS Library System, specifically affecting mnscu_pals webpals. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the documentName parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a low-complexity attack vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N) that can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P). While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB (EDB-20632), indicating a clear path for exploitation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mnscu_pals:webpals:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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