HTTP: TWiki and Foswiki MAKETEXT Variable Remote Command Execution
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against TWiki and Foswiki. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary command execution.
Extended Description
The _compile function in Maketext.pm in the Locale::Maketext implementation in Perl before 5.17.7 does not properly handle backslashes and fully qualified method names during compilation of bracket notation, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to an application that accepts translation strings from users, as demonstrated by the TWiki application before 5.1.3, and the Foswiki application 1.0.x through 1.0.10 and 1.1.x through 1.1.6.
Affected Products
Perl perl
Short Name
HTTP:CGI:TWIKI-MAKETEXT-RCE
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2012-6329 CVE-2012-6330 Command Execution Foswiki MAKETEXT Remote TWiki Variable and bid:56950
Release Date
09/02/2013
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Perl
CVSS Score
7.5
5.0