Majordomo
CVE-2023-50917
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
MajorDoMo (aka Major Domestic Module) before 0662e5e allows command execution via thumb.php shell metacharacters. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Command Injection vulnerability could allow attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. MajorDoMo (aka Major Domestic Module) before 0662e5e allows command execution via thumb.php shell metacharacters. NOTE: this is unrelated to the Majordomo mailing-list manager. Affected products include: Mjdm Majordomo. Version information: before 0662.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
MajorDoMo (aka Major Domestic Module) before 0662e5e allows command execution via thumb.php shell metacharacters. NOTE: this is unrelated to the Majordomo mailing-list manager.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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Unauthenticated OS command injection in MajorDoMo via rc/index.php. EPSS 41.7% — the $param variable is passed unsanitiz
Unauthenticated SQL injection in MajorDoMo's commands module allows remote attackers to extract database contents includ
Unauthenticated module deletion in Majordomo's market module allows remote attackers to completely disable installations
MajorDomo's shoutbox feature is vulnerable to stored XSS due to unsanitized user input in the /objects/?method= endpoint
MajorDoMo's unauthenticated /objects/?op=set endpoint fails to sanitize property values, allowing remote attackers to in
Reflected XSS in MajorDoMo's command.php allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript through an unsanitized q
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