# CVE-2014-8421: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Remote attackers with SSH access can gain super-user privileges on Unify OpenStage and OpenScape IP phones due to incorrect file ownership in deployment scripts.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6vjp-wc2j-cvcc

## What is CVE-2014-8421?

CVE-2014-8421 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unify (former Siemens) OpenStage SIP and OpenScape Desk Phone IP V3 devices before R3.32.0 allow remote attackers to gain super-user privileges by leveraging SSH access and incorrect ownership of (1) ConfigureCoreFile.sh, (2) Traceroute.sh, (3) apps.sh, (4) conversion_java2native.sh, (5) coreCompression.sh, (6) deletePasswd.sh, (7) findHealthSvcFDs.sh, (8) fw_printenv.sh, (9) fw_setenv.sh, (10) hw_wd_kicker.sh, (11) new_rootfs.sh, (12) opera_killSnmpd.sh, (13) opera_startSnmpd.sh, (14) rebootOperaSoftware.sh, (15) removeLogFiles.sh, (16) runOperaServices.sh, (17) setPasswd.sh, (18) startAccTestSvcs.sh, (19) usbNotification.sh, or (20) appWeb in /Opera_Deploy.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8421?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Unify Openscape Desk Phone Ip Sip, Unify Openstage Sip.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8421?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8421 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8421 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-8422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8422/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2014-9563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9563/): Other in n/a (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8421 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8421 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2014-8421/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8421/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8421
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8421
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8421

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8421/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.