# CVE-2014-1427: MAAS API vulnerable to CSRF attack

> An attacker can execute commands via cross-site scripting in the Ubuntu MAAS REST API, potentially compromising user accounts.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r5fr-m3x2-j65q

## What is CVE-2014-1427?

CVE-2014-1427 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ubuntu MAAS, published on 22 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Ubuntu MAAS allows an attacker to cause a logged-in user to execute commands via cross-site scripting. This issue affects MAAS versions prior to 1.9.2.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1427?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Canonical Metal as a Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-1427?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1427 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-1427 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ubuntu MAAS

- [CVE-2024-6107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6107/): Auth bypass in MAAS (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2014-1426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1426/): get_file_by_name does not check owner (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2015-1320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1320/): Probe-and-enlist for SeaMicro chassis writes password to the log (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2014-1428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1428/): uuid.uuid1() is not suitable as an unguessable identifier/token (low 2.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-1427 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-1427 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ubuntu MAAS, published on 22 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ubuntu MAAS. 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-2014-1427/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1427/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1427
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1427
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-1427

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1427/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.