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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2014-6607 EUVD-2014-6486GHSA-3fgg-2gjx-mcfm

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 Oct 6, 2014 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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