VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2003-1538
CVSS score6.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Description
susehelp in SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Server, and Openexchange Server 4 does not properly filter shell metacharacters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via CGI queries.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch