# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 15 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9whg-3jfv-8hgp

## 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.

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-2014-125124?


## 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.

## 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:

- Pandora FMS Remote Code Execution (metasploit)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-125124 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-125124 exists.

Affected product: Artica ST Pandora FMS. 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-2014-125124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125124/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125124
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125124
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-125124

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