CVE-2012-6330

Foswiki MAKETEXT Remote Command Execution

Title source: metasploit
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2012-6330. PoCs published by Metasploit, Brian Carlson, juan vazquez, including Metasploit module exploits/unix/webapp/foswiki_maketext.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a command injection vulnerability in Foswiki's MAKETEXT variable, which passes unsanitized input to Perl's eval function. It allows remote command execution on vulnerable Foswiki installations with localization enabled.

Description

The localization functionality in TWiki before 5.1.3, and Foswiki 1.0.x through 1.0.10 and 1.1.x through 1.1.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer in a %MAKETEXT% macro.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremoteunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23580

This Metasploit module exploits a command injection vulnerability in Foswiki's MAKETEXT variable, which passes unsanitized input to Perl's eval function. It allows remote command execution on vulnerable Foswiki installations with localization enabled.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Foswiki 1.1.5 and earlier
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Foswiki with UserInterfaceInternationalisation enabled · Access to edit a page (anonymous or authenticated)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Brian Carlson, juan vazquez · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/foswiki_maketext.rb

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2012-6330, a command injection vulnerability in Foswiki's MAKETEXT variable due to unsanitized input passed to Perl's eval function. It allows remote command execution on vulnerable Foswiki installations with localization enabled.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Foswiki <= 1.1.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Foswiki with UserInterfaceInternationalisation enabled · Network access to the Foswiki instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56950

Scores

EPSS 0.7325
EPSS Percentile 98.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (16)
foswiki/foswiki 1.0.0
foswiki/foswiki 1.0.1
foswiki/foswiki 1.0.2
foswiki/foswiki 1.0.3
foswiki/foswiki 1.0.4
foswiki/foswiki 1.0.10
foswiki/foswiki 1.1.0
foswiki/foswiki 1.1.1
foswiki/foswiki 1.1.2
foswiki/foswiki 1.1.3
... and 6 more
Published Jan 04, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026