CVE-2005-1950

Webhints 1.03 - Remote Command Execution via Shell Metacharacters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2005-1950. PoCs published by MadSheep, Alpha_Programmer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a remote command execution vulnerability in WebHints Software's hints.cgi by injecting a reverse shell payload. It writes a malicious Perl script to /tmp and executes it to establish a reverse connection to the attacker's machine.

Description

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

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MadSheep · perlwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1041

This Perl script exploits a remote command execution vulnerability in WebHints Software's hints.cgi by injecting a reverse shell payload. It writes a malicious Perl script to /tmp and executes it to establish a reverse connection to the attacker's machine.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WebHints Software hints.cgi (all versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target web server · Write permissions in /tmp on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alpha_Programmer · perlwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1039

This exploit targets a command injection vulnerability in WebHints via the 'hints.pl' CGI script. It downloads and executes a backdoor from a remote server, then attempts to establish a reverse shell on port 4444.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WebHints (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have WebHints installed with vulnerable 'hints.pl' script · Attacker must be able to reach the target on port 80 · Target must have write permissions in /tmp directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alpha_Programmer · cwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1040

This exploit targets a command injection vulnerability in WebHints by sending a crafted HTTP GET request to upload a file via the 'hints.pl' script. The PoC uses Winsock to establish a connection and execute the command injection.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WebHints (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target WebHints server · Vulnerable 'hints.pl' script accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15652
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13930
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111842893001406&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014173

Scores

EPSS 0.0961
EPSS Percentile 94.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
darryl_burgdorf/webhints 1.3
Published Jun 09, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026