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TI-2014-08418 Aliases CVE-2014-125118GHSA-v6xw-2vgr-375p

eScan 5.5-2 Web Management Console Command Injection

Priority HIGH 76CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306 and CWE-78.

Summary

A command injection vulnerability exists in the eScan Web Management Console version 5.5-2. The application fails to properly sanitize the 'pass' parameter when processing login requests to login.php, allowing an authenticated attacker with a valid username to inject arbitrary commands via a specially crafted password value. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution. Privilege escalation to root is possible by abusing the runasroot utility with mwconf-level privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04803 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicroWorldeScan Web Management Console5.5-2—No fix listedCNA
  • eScan Web Management Console VendorMicroWorld Affected 5.5-2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125118
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6xw-2vgr-375p

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2023-16655 Privilege Escalation in the "GetUserCurrentPwd" function in Microworld Technologies eScan… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-00671 MicroWorld eScan Antivirus Quarantine rtscanner os command injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2023-15177 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the edit user form in Microworld Technologies eScan… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2023-15176 SQL injection in the View User Profile in MicroWorld eScan Management Console… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-16656 Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the view dashboard detail feature in Microworld… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-17409 A Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Microworld Technologies eScan Management console… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources

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