CVE-1999-0885

Summary

CVE-1999-0885 is a vulnerability affecting Alibaba web servers. Malicious actors can exploit this issue by crafting malformed URLs containing pipe characters, which the server interprets as a command to execute external programs, allowing remote code execution. This vulnerability poses a significant risk as it grants attackers unrestricted access to the server and its data. Mitigation involves updating the web server software to a secure version and implementing input validation to block malformed URLs. This flaw was reported in 1999 and has since been addressed in newer software versions, but older systems remain susceptible.

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