CVE-2014-8423

ARRIS VAP2500 Management Portal Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

10.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Unspecified vulnerability in the management portal in ARRIS VAP2500 before FW08.41 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors.

Vulnerabilidad no especificada en el portal de gestión en ARRIS VAP2500 anterior a FW08.41 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar comandos arbitrarios a través de vectores desconocidos.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of ARRIS VAP2500. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of access to the management portal. The issue lies in the ability to execute arbitrary commands without any sanitization. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code with root privileges.

*Credits: Ricky "HeadlessZeke" Lawshae

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 10.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-10-22 CVE Reserved
2014-11-25 CVE Published
2014-11-25 First Exploit
2024-02-12 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-389	X_refsource_misc
http://goto.fail/blog/2014/11/25/at-and-t-u-verse-vap2500-the-passwords-they-do-nothing

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35372	2014-11-25

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Arris Search vendor "Arris"		Vap2500 Firmware Search vendor "Arris" for product "Vap2500 Firmware"				<= 08.41 Search vendor "Arris" for product "Vap2500 Firmware" and version " <= 08.41"		-		Affected