9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-8731
PHPMemcachedAdmin Code Execution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2017, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-8731 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8731 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Phpmemcachedadmin_project phpmemcachedadmin

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE-2014-8731 - PHPMemcachedAdmin RCE - Proof of Concept

Python

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 17, 2022, 12:39 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-8731 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8731 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129089/PHPMemcachedAdmin-1.2.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533968/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533980/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71059
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98638
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533968/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533980/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533980/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533968/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/98638 [Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98638 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533968/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533968/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533980/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533980/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/98638 No Types Assigned http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/98638 Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129089/PHPMemcachedAdmin-1.2.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129089/PHPMemcachedAdmin-1.2.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71059 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71059 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpmemcachedadmin_project:phpmemcachedadmin:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

47.14 }} -9.52%

score

0.97435

percentile

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