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CVE-2008-5305

Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

CVE-2008-5305 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Twiki, published December 10, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.64%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
10.0 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
4.64%EPSS, 91st percentile
Exploitation
None known1 public exploit
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the %SEARCH{}% variable.

Exploit likelihood

4.64%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBTWiki 4.x - 'SEARCH' Remote Command Execution2008-12-06

What each source reports

NVD Score used10.0

Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the %SEARCH{}% variable.

Record
CVE-2008-5305
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the %SEARCH{}% variable.

Record
CVE-2008-5305
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5282No score

Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the %SEARCH{}% variable.

Record
EUVD-2008-5282
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6p38-wpxv-rj6fNo score

Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

Eval injection vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the %SEARCH{}% variable.

Record
GHSA-6p38-wpxv-rj6f
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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