# CVE-2014-2294: Deserialization in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via PHP object injection in Open Web Analytics by sending crafted serialized data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-63pj-fqcx-mcvc

## What is CVE-2014-2294?

CVE-2014-2294 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Open Web Analytics (OWA) before 1.5.7 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks via a crafted serialized object in the owa_event parameter to queue.php.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2294?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openwebanalytics Open Web Analytics.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-24637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24637/): Improper Privilege Management in Open Web Analytics (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-1457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1457/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-1206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1206/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2010-2677](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2677/): Code injection in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2010-2676](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2676/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2294 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2014-2294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2294/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2294

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2294/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.