MicroWorld eScan Web Management Console 5.5-2 Password login.php pass os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in MicroWorld eScan Web Management Console 5.5-2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file login.php of the component Password Handler. The manipulation of the argument pass leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-125118. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in MicroWorld eScan Web Management Console 5.5-2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file login.php of the component Password Handler. The manipulation of the argument pass with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A command injection vulnerability exists in the eScan Web Management Console version 5.5-2. The application fails to properly sanitize the 'pass' parameter when processing login requests to login.php, allowing an authenticated attacker with a valid username to inject arbitrary commands via a specially crafted password value. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution. Privilege escalation to root is possible by abusing the runasroot utility with mwconf-level privileges.

The weakness was released by Joxean Koret as 32869. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-125118 since 07/24/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (32869). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• MicroWorld

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• eScan Web Management Console

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• 5.5-2

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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