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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Brian Stanback Bslist. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file bslist.cgi. This manipulation of the argument email causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0100. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Brian Stanback Bslist (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file bslist.cgi. The manipulation of the argument email with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
bslist.cgi mailing list script allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the email address.
The weakness was shared 02/12/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0100. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11748 (Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10260 (Brian Stanback bslist.cgi Remote Command Execution Vulnerability).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1712.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5797), Exploit-DB (20525), Tenable (11748), SecurityFocus (BID 1784†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6679†). The entries VDB-14266, VDB-14277, VDB-14828 and VDB-15062 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11748
Nessus Name: Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Snort ID: 1712
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP bslist.cgi access
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Timeline
12/21/2000 🔍02/12/2001 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2001-0100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16429
X-Force: 5797 - bslist.cgi allows remote execution of commands on server
SecurityFocus: 1784
Vulnerability Center: 6679 - Brian Stanback\x27s bslist.cgi Allows Code Execution, High
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 07/03/2014 11:21Updated: 10/08/2025 20:15
Changes: 07/03/2014 11:21 (67), 05/28/2019 18:11 (2), 07/08/2024 22:39 (25), 10/08/2025 20:15 (5)
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