CVE-2002-1843 describes a critical vulnerability in Perlbot 1.9.2, where remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by injecting shell metacharacters into the $text variable in SpelCheck.pm or the $filename variable in HTMLPlog.pm. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, allowing for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perlbot:perlbot:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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