# CVE-2014-8270: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Remote attackers can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code by creating an account with a name matching a local system account and resetting its password.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-55mw-2wr5-82m9

## 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: 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:

- BMC TrackIt! Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Password Change (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-6598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6598/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6599/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-35002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35002/): BMC Track-It! Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-4872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4872/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-35865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35865/): Missing authorization in Track-It! (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8270 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-8270 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-2014-8270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8270/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8270
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8270
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8270

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8270/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.