CVE-2014-2507 in Documentum Content Server
Summary
by MITRE
EMC Documentum Content Server before 6.7 SP1 P28, 6.7 SP2 before P14, 7.0 before P15, and 7.1 before P05 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in arguments to unspecified methods.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 03/22/2022
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2014-2507 represents a critical command injection flaw within EMC Documentum Content Server software across multiple version ranges. This vulnerability affects versions prior to specific service pack releases including 6.7 SP1 P28, 6.7 SP2 P14, 7.0 P15, and 7.1 P05, exposing organizations to significant security risks. The flaw stems from insufficient input validation mechanisms that fail to properly sanitize user-supplied arguments passed to internal methods, creating opportunities for malicious actors to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability exploits shell metacharacters within user-controllable parameters that are subsequently processed by the application without adequate sanitization. When authenticated users submit specially crafted inputs containing shell injection sequences, these commands are interpreted and executed by the underlying operating system with the privileges of the Documentum Content Server process. This creates a direct pathway for attackers to escalate their privileges and potentially gain full system control. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and leverages the principle of insufficient input sanitization, which is classified under CWE-77 in the Common Weakness Enumeration framework.
From an operational impact perspective, this vulnerability enables remote authenticated attackers to perform arbitrary command execution on the Documentum Content Server, potentially leading to complete system compromise. Attackers can leverage this flaw to install malware, modify or delete critical data, establish persistence mechanisms, and exfiltrate sensitive information. The authenticated nature of the attack requires initial access credentials but does not demand privileged user accounts, making it particularly dangerous in environments where legitimate users maintain access to the system. The vulnerability affects content management operations that process user inputs, potentially disrupting business continuity and compromising the integrity of document repositories.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including applying the vendor-provided patches and updates for the affected versions, implementing network segmentation to limit access to Documentum servers, and conducting thorough security assessments of the application environment. Additional defensive measures include implementing web application firewalls to detect and block suspicious command injection patterns, establishing strict input validation controls, and monitoring system logs for unusual command execution patterns. The vulnerability aligns with ATT&CK technique T1059 for command and scripting interpreter, specifically targeting the execution of system commands through application interfaces. Regular security testing and vulnerability management programs should be enhanced to identify similar injection vulnerabilities in other enterprise applications, as this flaw demonstrates the importance of proper input sanitization in preventing remote code execution attacks.