Code Injection in PhpWiki - CVE-2014-5519
Published: September 11, 2014 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41340
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5519
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The Ploticus module in PhpWiki 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a device option in the edit[content] parameter to index.php/HeIp. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected software
PhpWiki
How to mitigate CVE-2014-5519
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110576
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128031/PhpWiki-Ploticus-Command-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/77
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/456
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/465
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60293
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34451