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CVE-2013-1751

TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a...

9.8 Critical

TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a crafted '%MAKETEXT{}%' parameter value containing Perl backtick characters.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.87%Up 3.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a crafted '%MAKETEXT{}%' parameter value containing Perl backtick characters.

Record
CVE-2013-1751
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a crafted '%MAKETEXT{}%' parameter value containing Perl backtick characters.

Record
CVE-2013-1751
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1778 No score

TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a crafted '%MAKETEXT{}%' parameter value containing Perl backtick characters.

Record
EUVD-2013-1778
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5mj5-5f99-mv3g No score

TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a...

TWiki before 5.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by sending a crafted '%MAKETEXT{}%' parameter value containing Perl backtick characters.

Record
GHSA-5mj5-5f99-mv3g
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-1751 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Twiki, published November 7, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.87%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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