# CVE-2005-0183: ftpfile in the Vacation plugin 0.15 and earlier for Squirrelmail allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters i

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-02-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ftpfile in the Vacation plugin 0.15 and earlier for Squirrelmail allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a command line argument.

## 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://security.lss.hr/en/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2005-01-03
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=51
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110549426300953&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18855
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13791
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012866

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