hints.pl in Webhints 1.03 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the argument.

published 2005-06-09 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1952

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 9.6%; EPSS 9.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 3; Exploit-DB

Timeline

2005-06-09 Published
2005-06-11 First public exploit (EDB-1041)

Exploit prediction

9.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-1041 Webhints 1.03 - Remote Command Execution (Perl) (3) webapps, 2005-06-11
EDB-1040 Webhints 1.03 - Remote Command Execution (C) (2) webapps, 2005-06-11
EDB-1039 Webhints 1.03 - Remote Command Execution (Perl) (1) webapps, 2005-06-11

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

secunia.com /advisories/15652
third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/13930
vdb-entry
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=111842893001406&w=2
mailing-list
securitytracker.com /id?1014173
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2005-1950
NVD CVE-2005-1950

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Summary