CVE-2014-4509 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands in Novell Identity Manager by injecting shell metacharacters via eDirectory POSIX attributes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-4509?
CVE-2014-4509 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The MKDQUOTESAFE function in the Fan-out driver scripts in Fan-Out Platform Services in Novell Identity Manager (aka IDM) 4.0.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging eDirectory POSIX attribute changes to insert shell metacharacters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4509?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netiq Identity Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4509?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4509 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-2014-4509 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4509 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2006-4803 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2015-0787 Cross-site scripting in NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager before 4.5.3
- CVE-2016-1592 Cross-site scripting in NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager before 4.5.3
- CVE-2017-7427 iManager - Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks
- CVE-2017-7426 iManager - XML External Entity vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcvh-v2vq-2ch7.