# CVE-2006-6629: lib/WeBWorK/PG/Translator.pm in WeBWorK Program Generation (PG) Language before 2.3.1 uses an insufficiently restrictive regular expression

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-12-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

lib/WeBWorK/PG/Translator.pm in WeBWorK Program Generation (PG) Language before 2.3.1 uses an insufficiently restrictive regular expression to determine valid macro filenames, which allows attackers to load arbitrary macro files whose names contain the strings (1) dangerousMacros.pl, (2) PG.pl, or (3) IO.pl.

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21614
- http://devel.webwork.rochester.edu/twiki/bin/view/Webwork/PGLanguageRelease2pt3pt1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5026

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