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CVE-2014-7237

Published: Oct 16, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
20.1%
Top 2.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

lib/TWiki/Sandbox.pm in TWiki 6.0.0 and earlier, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and upload files with restricted names via a null byte (%00) in a filename to bin/upload.cgi, as demonstrated using .htaccess to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

twikitwiki
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
windowsmicrosoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
n/an/a
twikioss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/45
seclists.org
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2014-7237
twiki.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030982
securitytracker.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 16, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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