CVE-2005-2877 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting TWiki 02-Sep-2004 and earlier, specifically within its history (revision control) function. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'rev' parameter of TWikiUsers. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploit code is readily available, including Metasploit modules and multiple ExploitDB entries, though it is not currently listed on CISA's KEV catalog and shows no recent community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000-12-01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2000-12-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2001-12-01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2001-12-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003-02-01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2003-02-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2004-09-01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2004-09-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2004-09-02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2004-09-02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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