CVE-2014-5210 Command injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on AlienVault OSSIM via crafted SOAP requests to the av-centerd service.

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

What is CVE-2014-5210?

CVE-2014-5210 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The av-centerd SOAP service in AlienVault OSSIM before 4.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted (1) remote_task or (2) get_license request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-3804 and CVE-2014-3805.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5210?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5210?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5210 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-2014-5210 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3f7x-rf2q-c7q4.

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