CVE-2014-5470 Command injection in n/a
Actual Analyzer allows remote code execution via shell metacharacters in input passed to eval, requiring immediate patching.
- 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-2014-5470?
CVE-2014-5470 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Actual Analyzer through 2014-08-29 allows code execution via shell metacharacters because untrusted input is used for part of the input data passed to an eval operation.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5470?
How do I fix CVE-2014-5470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5470 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-2014-5470 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-5470 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22f8-6qq6-p38x.