#VU41714 OS Command Injection in caldera - CVE-2014-2935

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41714

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2935

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
caldera
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: The MITRE Corporation and MIT KIT

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

costview3/xmlrpc_server/xmlrpc.php in CostView in Caldera 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a methodCall element in a PHP XMLRPC request.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

caldera: 9.20

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External links
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/693092
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67252

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.