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CVE-2000-0670

The cvsweb CGI script in CVSWeb 1.80 allows remote attackers with write access to a CVS repository to execute arbitrary

The cvsweb CGI script in CVSWeb 1.80 allows remote attackers with write access to a CVS repository to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.03016
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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cvsweb developer cvsweball versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
localCVSWeb Developer CVSWeb 1.80 - Insecure Perl 'open' Code Executionverified
pocarchives.neohapsis.com · 0196.htmlarchives.neohapsis.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communitySERVER-WEBAPP cvsweb.cgi accessattempted-recon
snort-communitySERVER-WEBAPP cvsweb version accessweb-application-activity
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD12 Jul 2000 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:37.cvsweb.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0178.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1469
http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2000-August/000015.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4925
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