01 Record

CVE-2003-1365

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 1.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 77.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2007-10-17 01:00Z18 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-08 02:28Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2007-10-16

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

489e967fb23d2e34ec30986d1bef4554e036fad3f81a3a03a697a5b714f483ad

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

perlcgi_liteNot specified—

06 References

use.perl.orghttp://use.perl.org/~cbrooks/journal/10542x_refsource_MISC
www.securityfocus.com20030211 Security bug in CGI::Lite::escape_dangerous_chars() functionhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311414mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
www.securityfocus.com6833http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6833vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
securityreason.com3237http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3237third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcgilite-shell-command-execution(11308)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11308vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
search.cpan.orghttp://search.cpan.org/~smylers/CGI-Lite-2.02/Lite.pmx_refsource_CONFIRM
archives.neohapsis.com20030211 Security bug in CGI::Lite::escape_dangerous_chars() functionhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0065.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH

01 Record index

CVE-2003-1365

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2003-1365

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References