HIGH
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
Published Sep 16, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 70.90%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
70.90% 0.70903
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.70903
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 70.90% (0.70903) | 99.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 71.10% (0.71104) | 99.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 84.00% (0.84001) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 81.67% (0.81668) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.37% (0.83372) | 99.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.17% (0.95172) | 99.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.34% (0.96343) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 96.82% (0.96821) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 96.64% (0.96635) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.96% (0.96961) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 79.70% (0.79698) | 99.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 79.70% (0.79698) | 99.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680475417550&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithRev x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757181 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14834 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680475417550&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithRev | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757181 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14834 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 16, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 13, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2877
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a