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title: "CVE-2011-2195\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-2195

Publication date 26 October 2021

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**High**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2195?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A flaw was found in WebSVN 2.3.2. Without prior authentication, if the
'allowDownload' option is enabled in config.php, an attacker can invoke the
dl.php script and pass a well formed 'path' argument to execute arbitrary
commands against the underlying operating system.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2195?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| websvn | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

possibly Windows-only

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2195)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2195)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-2195)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2195)

### Other references

* <http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Jun/34>
* <http://retrogod.altervista.org/rgod_websvn_adv.html>
* <http://retrogod.altervista.org/rgod_websvn_poc.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2195>