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CVE-2014-2268 json

views/Index.php in the Install module in vTiger 6.0 before Security Patch 2 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attacker…

published 2014-11-16 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-2306

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
31.2%
EPSS 31.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

views/Index.php in the Install module in vTiger 6.0 before Security Patch 2 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to re-install the application via a request that sets the X-Requested-With HTTP header, as demonstrated by executing arbitrary PHP code via the db_name parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/vtiger_install_rce)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

31.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/multi/http/vtiger_install_rce Vtiger Install Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution metasploit exploit, manual rank, 2014-03-05
  • EDB-32794 Vtiger - 'Install' Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2014-04-10
  • navixia.com https://www.navixia.com/blog/entry/navixia-find-critical-vulnerabilities-in-vtiger-crm-cve-2014-2268-cve-2014-2269.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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