Detections
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CVE-2007-0849
high
Description
scripts/cronscript.php in SysCP 1.2.15 and earlier does not properly quote pathnames in user home directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing shell metacharacters in a directory name, and then using the control panel to protect this directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2568.
References
http://www.syscp.org/wiki/Security/SyscpOrgAbilityToInjectAndExecuteAnyCodeAsRootInSysCP
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459397/100/0/threaded