CVE-2014-8998
lib/message.php in X7 Chat 2.0.0 through 2.0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute...
lib/message.php in X7 Chat 2.0.0 through 2.0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted HTTP header to index.php, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
lib/message.php in X7 Chat 2.0.0 through 2.0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted HTTP header to index.php, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
- Record
CVE-2014-8998- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
lib/message.php in X7 Chat 2.0.0 through 2.0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted HTTP header to index.php, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
- Record
CVE-2014-8998- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8824 No score
lib/message.php in X7 Chat 2.0.0 through 2.0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted HTTP header to index.php, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8824- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f5vg-hj9x-r48m No score
lib/message.php in X7 Chat 2.0.0 through 2.0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute...
lib/message.php in X7 Chat 2.0.0 through 2.0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted HTTP header to index.php, which is processed by the preg_replace function with the eval switch.
- Record
GHSA-f5vg-hj9x-r48m- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | X7 Chat 2.0.5 - 'message.php' PHP Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2014-11-06 |
| Metasploit | X7 Chat 2.0.5 lib/message.php preg_replace() PHP Code Execution | 2014-10-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8998 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in X7chat X7 Chat, published November 20, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.9%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.