BOA Web Server 0.94.x - Terminal Escape Sequence in Logs Command Injection

Author: evilaliv3
type: remote
platform: multiple
port: 0
date_added: 2010-01-11
date_updated: 2017-07-03
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2009-4496;OSVDB-61770
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37718/info

Boa Webserver is prone to a command-injection vulnerability because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input in logfiles.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands in a terminal.

Boa Webserver 0.94.14rc21 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

curl -kis http://www.example.com/%1b%5d%32%3b%6f%77%6e%65%64%07%0a