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Vulnerability · CVE-2012-1795

webglimpse webglimpse Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Mar 20, 2012 · catalog updated Mar 20, 2012 · webglimpse webglimpse Improper Neutralization

Patch now

CVE-2012-1795 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm webglimpse webglimpse Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.17%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor webglimpse webglimpse

webglimpse.cgi in Webglimpse before 2.20.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter, as exploited in the wild in March 2012.

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  • vendor webglimpse webglimpseversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2012-1795

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2012-1795 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm webglimpse webglimpse Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.17%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 20, 2012 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    webglimpse.cgi in Webglimpse before 2.20.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter, as exploited in the wild in March 2012.

  2. Mar 20, 2012 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-1795

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-1795

    30-day exploitation probability 4.2%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2012-1795

    webglimpse.cgi in Webglimpse before 2.20.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter, as exploited in the wild in March 2012.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.