CVE-2014-0121
The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to...
The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the k parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the k parameter.
- Record
CVE-2014-0121- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the k parameter.
- Record
CVE-2014-0121- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0190 No score
The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the k parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0190- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vj5p-v2jp-m9w5
The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to...
The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the k parameter.
- Record
GHSA-vj5p-v2jp-m9w5- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-0121 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Hawt Hawtio, published December 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.97%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf
github.com/hawtio/hawtio/commit/5289715e4f2657562fdddcbad830a30969b96e1e
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072716
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0121