# CVE-2014-8791: Code injection in n/a

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary PHP code via object injection in Tuleap when a specific configuration option is disabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 2 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-38v6-89r5-874g

## What is CVE-2014-8791?

CVE-2014-8791 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Enalean Tuleap, published on 2 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

project/register.php in Tuleap before 7.7, when sys_create_project_in_one_step is disabled, allows remote authenticated users to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via the data parameter.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8791?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enalean Tuleap.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8791?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8791 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-8791 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Tuleap PHP Unserialize Code Execution (metasploit)
- Tuleap - PHP Unserialize Code Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Enalean Tuleap

- [CVE-2018-17298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17298/): Business logic in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7538/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-7178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7178/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2021-43806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43806/): SQL injection in Tuleap (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41154/): SQL injection in the "SVN core" commits browser (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8791 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8791 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Enalean Tuleap, published on 2 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-2014-8791 exists.

Affected product: Enalean Tuleap. 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-2014-8791/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8791/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8791
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8791
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8791

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8791/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.