CVE-2014-5073 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the fileDate parameter of vmtadmin.cgi.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-5073?
CVE-2014-5073 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2014. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
vmtadmin.cgi in VMTurbo Operations Manager before 4.6 build 28657 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the fileDate parameter in a DOWN call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5073?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmturbo Operations Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5073?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5073 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-2014-5073 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-5073 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcc8-pv5w-mvqj.