CVE-2014-8270 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2014-8270?

CVE-2014-8270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BMC Track-It! 11.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code by creating an account whose name matches that of a local system account, then performing a password reset.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8270?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bmc Track-It\!.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-8270 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-8270 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2016-6598 File upload in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-6599 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-35002 BMC Track-It! Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability High 8.8
• CVE-2014-4872 Missing authorization in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2022-35865 Missing authorization in Track-It! High 7.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-55mw-2wr5-82m9.