CVE-2001-0844 describes a critical vulnerability in Seth Leonard's Book of Guests and Post It! applications, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) arises from improper handling of shell metacharacters in the email parameter, enabling unauthenticated attackers to compromise affected systems with low attack complexity. While there are no known active exploits or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:seth_leonard:book_of_guests:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:seth_leonard:post_it:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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