CVE-2012-6329

TWiki MAKETEXT Remote Command Execution

Title source: metasploit

Description

The _compile function in Maketext.pm in the Locale::Maketext implementation in Perl before 5.17.7 does not properly handle backslashes and fully qualified method names during compilation of bracket notation, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to an application that accepts translation strings from users, as demonstrated by the TWiki application before 5.1.3, and the Foswiki application 1.0.x through 1.0.10 and 1.1.x through 1.1.6.

Exploits (3)

metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by George Clark, juan vazquez · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/twiki_maketext.rb
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremoteunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23579
exploitdb WORKING POC
rubyremoteunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23580

References (17)

Scores

EPSS 0.8335
EPSS Percentile 99.3%

Classification

CWE
CWE-94
Status draft

Affected Products (50)

perl/perl < 5.16.2
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... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Jan 04, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026