high7.5
CVE-2006-6629
lib/WeBWorK/PG/Translator.pm in WeBWorK Program Generation (PG) Language before 2.3.1 uses an insufficiently restrictive regular expression to determine valid …
Impact
lib/WeBWorK/PG/Translator.pm in WeBWorK Program Generation (PG) Language before 2.3.1 uses an insufficiently restrictive regular expression to determine valid macro filenames, which allows attackers to load arbitrary macro files whose names contain the strings (1) dangerousMacros.pl, (2) PG.pl, or (3) IO.pl.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Webwork | Program Generation Language | through 2.3 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://devel.webwork.rochester.edu/twiki/bin/view/Webwork/PGLanguageRelease2pt3pt1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21614
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5026
- http://devel.webwork.rochester.edu/twiki/bin/view/Webwork/PGLanguageRelease2pt3pt1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21614
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5026