The history (revision control) function in TWiki 02-Sep-2004 and earlier allows remote…
Priority HIGH 70Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The history (revision control) function in TWiki 02-Sep-2004 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters, as demonstrated via the rev parameter to TWikiUsers.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.70903 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2000-12-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000-12-01 | Vulnerable | Twiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2001-12-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2001-12-01 | Vulnerable | Twiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2003-02-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003-02-01 | Vulnerable | Twiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2004-09-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004-09-01 | Vulnerable | Twiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2004-09-02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004-09-02 | Vulnerable | Twiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2000-12-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000-12-01 Vulnerable ·Twiki
- cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2001-12-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2001-12-01 Vulnerable ·Twiki
- cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2003-02-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003-02-01 Vulnerable ·Twiki
- cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2004-09-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004-09-01 Vulnerable ·Twiki
- cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:2004-09-02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004-09-02 Vulnerable ·Twiki
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2877
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwgr-jhxj-6vjp
References
More Twiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00942 The search function in TWiki 20030201 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-06024 Eval injection vulnerability in lib/TWiki/Plugins.pm in TWiki before 6.0.1 allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2013-01543 TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2008-05050 Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-06025 lib/TWiki/Sandbox.pm in TWiki 6.0.0 and earlier, when running on Windows, allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2012-05141 The localization functionality in TWiki before 5.1.3, and Foswiki 1.0.x through 1.0.10… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-2877 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2877 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gwgr-jhxj-6vjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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