CVE-2014-7237

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Published Oct 16, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 20.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

lib/TWiki/Sandbox.pm in TWiki 6.0.0 and earlier, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and upload files with restricted names via a null byte (%00) in a filename to bin/upload.cgi, as demonstrated using .htaccess to execute arbitrary code.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 20.1% (20.059% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/45
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2014-7237
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030982
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96952

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Twiki Twiki

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 16, 2014, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:40 PM
Reserved: Sep 30, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 16, 2014, 12:55 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:14 AM

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