CVE-2014-8949 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the i4w_trace parameter of the iMember360 plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8949?
CVE-2014-8949 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The iMember360 plugin 3.8.012 through 3.9.001 for WordPress allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the i4w_trace parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2014-8948 to allow remote attackers to execute code. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue itself crosses privileges.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8949?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imember360 Imember360.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8949?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8949 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-2014-8949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cc67-g2vp-78hq.