# CVE-2014-125118: eScan 5.5-2 Web Management Console Command Injection

> Authenticated attackers can inject commands via the login password field to achieve remote code execution and escalate privileges to root.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **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:** 25 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v6xw-2vgr-375p

## What is CVE-2014-125118?

CVE-2014-125118 is a critical command injection vulnerability in MicroWorld eScan Web Management Console, published on 25 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command injection vulnerability exists in the eScan Web Management Console version 5.5-2. The application fails to properly sanitize the 'pass' parameter when processing login requests to login.php, allowing an authenticated attacker with a valid username to inject arbitrary commands via a specially crafted password value. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution. Privilege escalation to root is possible by abusing the runasroot utility with mwconf-level privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125118?


## How do I fix CVE-2014-125118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-125118 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-125118 exists.

Public exploit code:

- eScan Web Management Console Command Injection (metasploit)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-125118 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-125118 is a critical command injection vulnerability in MicroWorld eScan Web Management Console, published on 25 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-125118 exists.

Affected product: MicroWorld eScan Web Management Console. 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-2014-125118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125118/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125118
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125118
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-125118

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