CVE-2014-4868: brocade vyatta_5400_vrouter OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4868 is a high (CVSS 9.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in brocade vyatta_5400_vrouter. EPSS estimates a 2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 07-10-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The management console on the Brocade Vyatta 5400 vRouter 6.4R(x), 6.6R(x), and 6.7R1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Linux commands via shell metacharacters in a console command.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.