CVE-2014-8949

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.95% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/58094 third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126324/WordPress-iMember360is-3.9.001-XSS-Disclosure-Code-Execution.html exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33076 exploit
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/106301 vdb entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/265 mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8949?
CVE-2014-8949 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8949?
To fix CVE-2014-8949, 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-2014-8949 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8949 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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