# CVE-2014-7285: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary OS commands on Symantec Web Gateway appliances via command injection in management console scripts.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrrc-8w3m-x99x

## What is CVE-2014-7285?

CVE-2014-7285 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7285?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Web Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-7285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-7285 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-7285 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Symantec Web Gateway 5 restore.php Post Authentication Command Injection (metasploit)
- Symantec Web Gateway 5 - 'restore.php' (Authenticated) Command Injection (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-2953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2953/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2976/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0297/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0299/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-5017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5017/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-7285 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-7285 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-7285 exists.

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-2014-7285/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7285/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7285
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7285
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-7285

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