The web application allows user input to pass unfiltered to a command executed on the underlying operating system. The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends up to and including the entire Internet. An attacker with low privileged access to the application has the potential to execute commands on the operating system under the context of the webserver.

The web application allows user input to pass unfiltered to a command executed on the underlying operating system. The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends up to and including the entire Internet. An attacker with low privileged access to the application has the potential to execute commands on the operating system under the context of the webserver.