CVE-2014-125124 Pandora FMS <= 5.0RC1 Anyterm Unauthenticated Command Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the Anyterm interface and potentially escalate to root, compromising the entire system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-125124?
CVE-2014-125124 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Artica ST Pandora FMS, published on 31 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability exists in Pandora FMS versions up to and including 5.0RC1 via the Anyterm web interface, which listens on TCP port 8023. The anyterm-module endpoint accepts unsanitized user input via the p parameter and directly injects it into a shell command, allowing arbitrary command execution as the pandora user. In certain versions (notably 4.1 and 5.0RC1), the pandora user can elevate privileges to root without a password using a chain involving the artica user account. This account is typically installed without a password and is configured to run sudo without authentication. Therefore, full system compromise is possible without any credentials.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125124?
How do I fix CVE-2014-125124?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125124 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-2014-125124 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-125124 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9whg-3jfv-8hgp.