Daniel Beckham The Finger Server 0.82 Beta - Pipe

Author: Iain Wade
type: remote
platform: cgi
port: 0
date_added: 2000-02-04
date_updated: 2012-07-11
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2000-0128;OSVDB-7610
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/974/info

'The Finger Server' is a perl script for providing .plan-like functionality through a website. Due to insufficient input checking it is possible for remote unauthenticated users to execute shell commands on the server which will run with the priveleges of the webserver.

A request like:
http ://target/finger.cgi?action=archives&cmd=specific
&filename=99.10.28.15.23.username.|<shell command>|
(split for readability)
will cause the server to execute whatever command is specified.