CVE-2005-2812

man2web - Remote Code Execution via -P Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2812. PoCs published by tracewar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a command injection vulnerability in man2web CGI scripts by crafting malicious HTTP GET requests with encoded spaces. It supports multiple targets (man-cgi, man2web, man2html) and executes arbitrary commands via the '-P' parameter.

Description

man2web allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via -P arguments.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by tracewar · cwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1194

This exploit targets a command injection vulnerability in man2web CGI scripts by crafting malicious HTTP GET requests with encoded spaces. It supports multiple targets (man-cgi, man2web, man2html) and executes arbitrary commands via the '-P' parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: man2web CGI scripts (man-cgi, man2web, man2html)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to vulnerable CGI script · Target CGI script must be accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14747

Scores

EPSS 0.0749
EPSS Percentile 93.7%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
man2web/man2web 0.87
man2web/man2web 0.88
Published Sep 07, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026