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
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
- Equal to or higher than the score of 79.4% 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 01:00Z19 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
06 References
- use.perl.orghttp://use.perl.org/~cbrooks/journal/10542
- www.securityfocus.com20030211 Security bug in CGI::Lite::escape_dangerous_chars() functionhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311414
- www.securityfocus.com6833http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6833
- securityreason.com3237http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3237
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcgilite-shell-command-execution(11308)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11308
- search.cpan.orghttp://search.cpan.org/~smylers/CGI-Lite-2.02/Lite.pm
- archives.neohapsis.com20030211 Security bug in CGI::Lite::escape_dangerous_chars() functionhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0065.html