CVE-2014-5519 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 65% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Ploticus module in PhpWiki 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a device option in the edit[content] parameter to index.php/HeIp. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 64.97% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpwiki project | phpwiki |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PhpWiki - Remote Command Execution | 2014-08-28 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110576
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128031/PhpWiki-Ploticus-Command-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/77
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/456
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/465
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60293
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34451
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110576
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128031/PhpWiki-Ploticus-Command-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/77
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/456
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/465
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60293
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34451
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