CVE-2004-1037
The search function in TWiki 20030201 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a search string.
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The search function in TWiki 20030201 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a search string.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Metasploit modules1 module
- TWiki Search Function Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/webapp/twiki_searchRank excellentdisclosed 1 Oct 2004
Exploit-DB2 entries
- TWiki - Search Function Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16894webapps, phppublished 3 Jul 2010Verified
- TWiki 20030201 - 'search.pm' Remote Command Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 642webapps, cgipublished 20 Nov 2004Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 days later
· 3 days later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 61.7% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- CLA-2005:918 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 11674 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- twik-search-command-execution(18062) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithSearch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20041116 Re: [Full-Disclosure] TWiki search function allows arbitrary shell command execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- GLSA-200411-33 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20041112 TWiki search function allows arbitrary shell command execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- P-039 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-1035 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-1037)Record last updated .