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CVE-2000-0010: Tony Greenwood Webwho+: Command injection

CVE-2000-0010 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Tony Greenwood Webwho+. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

WebWho+ whois.cgi program allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the TLD parameter.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Tony Greenwood Webwho+: 1.1

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