CVE-2003-1538 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (susehelp in SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Serv)
susehelp in SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Server, and Openexchange Server 4 does not properly filter shell metacharacters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via CGI queries.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-1538 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 6.4 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | CWE-20 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | susehelp in SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Server, and Openexchange Server 4 does not properly filter shell metacharacters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via CGI queries. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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