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high 7.5

CVE-2014-1216 json

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command in FitNesse Wiki

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-mpx3-mx2p-9gv3 , EUVD-2022-4606

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.7%
EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

FitNesse Wiki 20131110, 20140201, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by defining a COMMAND_PATTERN and TEST_RUNNER in the pageContent parameter when editing a page.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.fitnesse:fitnesse 20140418

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32568)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32568 Fitnesse Wiki - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2014-03-28
  • portcullis-security.com https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-1216/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.fitnesse:fitnesse
>=20131110, <20140418
20140418

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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