CVE-2005-2259 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple USANet Creations products, including their Shopping Mall, Domain Name Auction, Standard Classified Ads, and MakeBid Reverse Auction software. The flaw resides in the dispallclosed2 function within dispallclosed.pl, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell metacharacters into the DISPCLOSED parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usanet_creations:domain_name_auction:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usanet_creations:makebid_auction_deluxe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usanet_creations:makebid_auction_deluxe:3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usanet_creations:makebid_auction_standard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:usanet_creations:makebid_reverse_auction:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.