# CVE-2014-0251: Code injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code in Microsoft SharePoint products by submitting crafted page content.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hcw7-j5pr-h3vx

## What is CVE-2014-0251?

CVE-2014-0251 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Apps Server, published on 14 May 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP3; SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 Gold and SP1; SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013 Gold and SP1; Project Server 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013 Gold and SP1; Web Applications 2010 SP1 and SP2; Office Web Apps Server 2013 Gold and SP1; SharePoint Server 2013 Client Components SDK; and SharePoint Designer 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 Gold and SP1 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted page content, aka "SharePoint Page Content Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0251?

It affects 8 products.


Products: Microsoft Office Web Apps Server, Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Designer, Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, Microsoft Sharepoint Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Server Client Components Sdk, Microsoft Sharepoint Services, Microsoft Web Applications.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0251?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0251 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Apps Server

- [CVE-2014-1754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1754/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0251 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0251 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Apps Server, published on 14 May 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Office Web Apps Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0251/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0251/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0251
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0251
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0251

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0251/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.