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CVE-2009-4496

BOA Web Server 0.94.x - Terminal Escape Sequence in Logs Command Injection

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Boa 0.94.14rc21 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to modify a window's title, or possibly execute arbitrary commands or overwrite files, via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.

Boa v0.94.14rc21, escribe datos en un archivo de los sin depurar los caracteres no escribibles, lo que podría permitir a atacantes remotos modificar la ventana de título, o posiblemente ejecutar comandos de su elección o sobrescribir archivos, a través de una petición HTTP que contiene una secuencia de escape para el emulador de terminal.

Nginx, Varnish, Cherokee, thttpd, mini-httpd, WEBrick, Orion, AOLserver, Yaws and Boa are subject to log escape sequence injection vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-12-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2010-01-11 CVE Published
  • 2010-01-11 First Exploit
  • 2023-12-02 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Boa
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 Boa
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 0.94.14rc21
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Affected