RCE in Phpwiki Project
CVE-2014-5519
The Ploticus module in PhpWiki 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a device option in the edit[content] parameter to index.php/HeIp. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.650 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.650 · newest: 0.650 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Phpwiki Project — versions 1.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/128031/PhpWiki-Ploticus-Command-Injection.html (Exploit)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/465 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110576 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34451 (Exploit, exploit)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/456 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/77 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/60293 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-5519?
- CVE-2014-5519 is a vulnerability in Phpwiki Project, classified under Code Injection. Published 2014-09-11.
- Is CVE-2014-5519 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.