#VU41715 Code Injection in caldera - CVE-2014-2936

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41715

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2936

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
caldera
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: The MITRE Corporation and MIT KIT

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The directory manager in Caldera 9.20 allows remote attackers to conduct variable-injection attacks in the global scope via (1) the maindir_hotfolder parameter to dirmng/index.php, or an unspecified parameter to (2) PPD/index.php, (3) dirmng/docmd.php, or (4) dirmng/param.php.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

caldera: 9.20

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External links
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/693092
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67254

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.