Title : TWiki Configure Script "TYPEOF" Parameter Handling Remote Command Injection Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2995 CVE ID : CVE-2006-3819
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-07-26
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in TWiki, which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "bin/configure" script that fails to properly validate the "TYPEOF" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the web server.
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