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CVE-2014-6607 json

M/Monit 3.3.2 and earlier does not verify the original password before changing passwords, which allows remote attackers to change the pass…

published 2014-10-06 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-6486

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.6%
EPSS 6.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

M/Monit 3.3.2 and earlier does not verify the original password before changing passwords, which allows remote attackers to change the password of other users and gain privileges via the fullname and password parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-6409.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-34718)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-34718 M/Monit 3.3.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery webapps, 2014-09-20
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/71 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128321/M-Monit-3.2.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html 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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

Sources

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