CVE-2014-2988

8.5 · HIGH

Published Oct 27, 2014 egroupware CWE-94 EPSS 1.84% (77th pctl) AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-2988 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting egroupware egroupware. It was published on October 27, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

EGroupware Enterprise Line (EPL) before 1.1.20140505, EGroupware Community Edition before 1.8.007.20140506, and EGroupware before 14.1 beta allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted callback values to the call_user_func PHP function, as demonstrated using the newsettings[system] parameter. NOTE: this can be exploited by remote attackers by leveraging CVE-2014-2987.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from egroupware. Update egroupware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
egroupware	egroupware	0	Affected

References

Ref advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0221.html Ref www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:087 Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532103/100/0/threaded Ref www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23212 Ref advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0221.html Ref www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:087 Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532103/100/0/threaded Ref www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23212

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-2988?

CVE-2014-2988 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting egroupware egroupware. It was published on October 27, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-2988?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-2988?

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