CVE-2014-4823· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

The administration console in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0009 and 8.x before 8.0.0-ISS-WGA-FP0005, and S

The administration console in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0009 and 8.x before 8.0.0-ISS-WGA-FP0005, and Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.x before 8.0.0-ISS-ISAM-FP0005, allows remote attackers to inject system commands via unspecified vectors.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Published: Oct 2, 2014
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 2.8% · 86th percentile
CWE: CWE-78

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CVSS: 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 1 / 30 · 2.8%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
ibm	security access manager for web 7.0 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware
ibm	security access manager for web appliance	cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_appliance
ibm	security access manager for web 8.0 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware
ibm	security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_8.0_firmware
ibm	security access manager for mobile appliance	cpe:2.3:h:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile_appliance

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.0.0
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.0.1
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.0.3
ibm security access manager for mobile 8.0 firmware8.0.0.4
ibm security access manager for mobile appliance8.0
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.0
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.1
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.2
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.3
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.4
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.5
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.6
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.7
ibm security access manager for web 7.0 firmware7.0.0.8
ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware8.0.0.2
ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware8.0.0.3
ibm security access manager for web 8.0 firmware8.0.0.4
ibm security access manager for web appliance7.0
ibm security access manager for web appliance8.0

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

IBMHackerOne · disclosure only (VDP)

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Technical details

Attack conditions

No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: C · data can be read
Integrity: C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: C · the service can be disrupted

Attack complexity: Low
Confidentiality impact: C
Integrity impact: C
Availability impact: C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const host = req.body.host;2exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

1const host = req.body.host;2if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);3execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

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Change log

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References

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