# CVE-2014-5210: Command injection in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3f7x-rf2q-c7q4

## 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 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5210?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- Alienvault Open Source SIEM (OSSIM) < 4.7.0 - 'get_license' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-5158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5158/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-4151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4151/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-4152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4152/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-3804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3804/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-3805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3805/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5210 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5210 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-2014-5210/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5210/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5210
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5210
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5210

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5210/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.