What is CVE-2014-8998?

CVE-2014-8998 is a vulnerability in X7chat X7_chat, classified under Code Injection. Published 2014-11-20.

Is CVE-2014-8998 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in X7chat X7_chat

CVE-2014-8998

lib/message.php in X7 Chat 2.0.0 through 2.0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted HTTP header to index.php, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.660 (98.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

X7chat X7_chat — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
35183 (Exploit, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
71014 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
x7chat-message-code-exec(98513) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8998?: CVE-2014-8998 is a vulnerability in X7chat X7_chat, classified under Code Injection. Published 2014-11-20.
Is CVE-2014-8998 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.