CVE-2002-0306 describes a command injection vulnerability in ans.pl within Avenger's News System (ANS) versions 2.11 and earlier. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'p' (plugin) parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avengers_news_system:avengers_news_system:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avengers_news_system:avengers_news_system:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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