CVE-2004-1263

high

Description

changepassword.cgi in ChangePassword 0.8, when installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "make" program.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18593

http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/changepassword.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-01-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H