CVE-2014-8515 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on BitTorrent clients by sending crafted requests to port 10000, leveraging known pairing values.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8515?
CVE-2014-8515 is a medium-severity command injection 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
The web interface in BitTorrent allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging knowledge of the pairing values and a crafted request to port 10000.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8515?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bittorrent Bittorrent.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8515?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8515 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2014-8515 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8515 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hjh-72vp-2mx6.