Description
PHPMemcachedAdmin 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related "serialized data and the last part of the concatenated filename," which creates a file in webroot.
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.
GitHub 1 repository
-
sbani/CVE-2014-8731-PoC ★ 0 · Oct 17, 2022
CVE-2014-8731 - PHPMemcachedAdmin RCE - Proof of Concept
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20141112 CVE-2014-8731 - RCE in phpMemcachedAdmin <=1.2.2 mailing-list
- 71059 vdb-entry
- 20141113 Re: CVE-2014-8731 - RCE in phpMemcachedAdmin <=1.2.2 mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129089/PHPMemcachedAdmin-1.2.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- phpmemcachedadmin-cve20148731-code-exec(98638) vdb-entry