CVE-2014-2268

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 31.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-11-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

views/Index.php in the Install module in vTiger 6.0 before Security Patch 2 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to re-install the application via a request that sets the X-Requested-With HTTP header, as demonstrated by executing arbitrary PHP code via the db_name parameter.

Affected products

Vtiger CRM: 1.0, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.1, 3.0, 3.0-beta (+24)

References

http://vtiger-crm.2324883.n4.nabble.com/Vtigercrm-developers-IMP-forgot-password-and-re-installation-security-fix-tt9786.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32794
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66757
https://www.navixia.com/blog/entry/navixia-find-critical-vulnerabilities-in-vtiger-crm-cve-2014-2268-cve-2014-2269.html
http://vtiger-crm.2324883.n4.nabble.com/Vtigercrm-developers-IMP-forgot-password-and-re-installation-security-fix-tt9786.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32794
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66757
https://www.navixia.com/blog/entry/navixia-find-critical-vulnerabilities-in-vtiger-crm-cve-2014-2268-cve-2014-2269.html

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