VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2003-1365

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.89%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

The escape_dangerous_chars function in CGI::Lite 2.0 and earlier does not correctly remove special characters including (1) "\" (backslash), (2) "?", (3) "~" (tilde), (4) "^" (carat), (5) newline, or (6) carriage return, which could allow remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary commands, in shell scripts that rely on CGI::Lite to filter such dangerous inputs.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references