CVE-2014-7180

Public Exploit

Description

Electric Cloud ElectricCommander before 4.2.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3 uses world-writable permissions for (1) eccert.pl and (2) ecconfigure.pl, which allows local users to execute arbitrary Perl code by modifying these files.

References

Link	Tags
http://www.secureworks.com/cyber-threat-intelligence/advisories/SWRX-2014-010/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70722	vdb entry
http://www.secureworks.com/advisories/SWRX-2014-010/SWRX-2014-010.pdf	exploit
http://docs.electric-cloud.com/commander_doc/5_0_3/HTML5/ReleaseNotes/commander_releasenotes.htm	vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128819/ElectricCommander-4.2.4.71224-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/104	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97735	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7180?: CVE-2014-7180 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7180?: To fix CVE-2014-7180, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-7180 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-7180 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-264 – Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Frequently Asked Questions