CVE-2014-0887 Command injection in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Remote authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges in the IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Admin Web UI.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-0887?

CVE-2014-0887 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Mar 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.x before 2.8.1-22905 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0887?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Lotus Protector for Mail Security.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0887?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2014-0887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3388-pxgm-pr93.

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