# CVE-2014-8420: Code injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code in the ViewPoint web application of SonicWALL management systems.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 25 Nov 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x3g5-w3fq-h658

## What is CVE-2014-8420?

CVE-2014-8420 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Nov 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ViewPoint web application in Dell SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS) before 7.2 SP2, SonicWALL Analyzer before 7.2 SP2, and SonicWALL UMA before 7.2 SP2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8420?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Sonicwall Analyzer, Sonicwall Global Management System, Sonicwall Uma Em5000.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8420?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8420 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8420 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-8420 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SonicWall Global Management System XMLRPC set_time_zone Unauth RCE (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-2396](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2396/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2013-1359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1359/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-1360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1360/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-2397](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2397/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-3990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3990/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8420 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8420 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Nov 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-2014-8420 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-2014-8420/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8420/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8420
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8420
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8420

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