# CVE-2023-46586: cgi.c in weborf .0.17, 0.18, 0.19, and 0.20 (before 1.0) lacks '\\0' termination of the path for CGI scripts because strncpy is misused.

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-09 · Updated: 2025-03-19

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

cgi.c in weborf .0.17, 0.18, 0.19, and 0.20 (before 1.0) lacks '\0' termination of the path for CGI scripts because strncpy is misused.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ltworf/weborf/pull/88
- https://github.com/ltworf/weborf/commit/49824204add55aab0568d90a6b1e7c822d32120d
- https://github.com/ltworf/weborf/commit/6f83c3e9ceed8b0d93608fd5d42b53c081057991
- https://github.com/ltworf/weborf/pull/88/commits/7057d254b734dfc9cfb58983f901aa6ec3c94fd4

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