CVE-2014-2988 Code injection in n/a

High 8.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted callback values, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-2988?

CVE-2014-2988 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EGroupware Enterprise Line (EPL) before 1.1.20140505, EGroupware Community Edition before 1.8.007.20140506, and EGroupware before 14.1 beta allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted callback values to the call_user_func PHP function, as demonstrated using the newsettings[system] parameter. NOTE: this can be exploited by remote attackers by leveraging CVE-2014-2987.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2988?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Egroupware Egroupware.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2014-2988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w28c-prr6-33rc.

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