CVE-2014-2994 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 26.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) 8 build 20120704 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML file containing an IMG element with a long URL (src attribute).
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 26.42% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-04-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| acunetix | web vulnerability scanner |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Acunetix 8 build 20120704 - Remote Stack Overflow | 2014-04-24 |
References
- http://an7isec.blogspot.co.il/2014/04/pown-noobs-acunetix-0day.html
- http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/pwning-script-kiddies-acunetix-buffer-overflow/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126306/Acunetix-8-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126307/Acunetix-8-Scanner-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.acunetix.com/blog/news/misleading-reports-0-day-acunetix-wvs/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32997
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMx8K1GeM
- http://an7isec.blogspot.co.il/2014/04/pown-noobs-acunetix-0day.html
- http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/pwning-script-kiddies-acunetix-buffer-overflow/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126306/Acunetix-8-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126307/Acunetix-8-Scanner-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.acunetix.com/blog/news/misleading-reports-0-day-acunetix-wvs/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32997
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMx8K1GeM
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