# CVE-2002-1316: importInfo in the Admin Server for iPlanet WebServer 4.x, up to SP11, allows the web administrator to execute arbitrary commands via shell m

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-11-21 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

importInfo in the Admin Server for iPlanet WebServer 4.x, up to SP11, allows the web administrator to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dir parameter, and possibly allows remote attackers to exploit this vulnerability via a separate XSS issue (CVE-2002-1315).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-49475-1
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10693.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6203
- http://www.ngsec.com/docs/advisories/NGSEC-2002-4.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0078.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103772308030269&w=2

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