CVE-2003-1538
susehelp in SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Server, and Openexchange Server 4 does...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1538- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1538- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1528 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-1528- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chm7-w788-3xfh No score
susehelp in SuSE Linux 8.1, Enterprise Server 8, Office Server, and Openexchange Server 4 does...
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.
- Record
GHSA-chm7-w788-3xfh- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-1538 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Suse Office Server, published December 31, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.47%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.