PALS Library System WebPALS 1.0 - 'pals-cgi' Arbitrary Command Execution

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2001-0216  
Publish Date: 02 Feb 2001
Author: cuctema
                source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2372/info
 
A specially crafted URL composed of a known filename, will disclose the requested file residing on a machine running WebPALS. This vulnerability will also allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. 

http://target/pals-cgi?palsAction=restart&documentName=url_to_command