CWE-94
Allowed-with-ReviewImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
8374 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-8HJ9-F7CP-VCW7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 04:06 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:38The Infusionsoft Gravity Forms plugin 1.5.3 through 1.5.10 for WordPress does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files and execute arbitrary PHP code via a request to utilities/code_generator.php.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2014-6446"
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-94"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2014-09-26T21:55:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Infusionsoft Gravity Forms plugin 1.5.3 through 1.5.10 for WordPress does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files and execute arbitrary PHP code via a request to utilities/code_generator.php.",
"id": "GHSA-8hj9-f7cp-vcw7",
"modified": "2025-04-12T12:38:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T04:06:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6446"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/infusionsoft/changelog"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/112171"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131002/Wordpress-InfusionSoft-Shell-Upload.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://research.g0blin.co.uk/cve-2014-6446"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34925"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-8HJR-XH25-FXCR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:01 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may stop responding when processing Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) traffic under certain conditions. This vulnerability affects TMM by way of a virtual server configured with an SCTP profile. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-23013"
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"CWE-94"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-05-10T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "On BIG-IP versions 16.0.x before 16.0.1.1, 15.1.x before 15.1.3, 14.1.x before 14.1.4, 13.1.x before 13.1.3.6, and 12.1.x before 12.1.5.3, the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) may stop responding when processing Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) traffic under certain conditions. This vulnerability affects TMM by way of a virtual server configured with an SCTP profile. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.",
"id": "GHSA-8hjr-xh25-fxcr",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:10Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:01:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23013"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K04234247"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05300051"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8HP8-42CX-5Q42
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-30 00:31 – Updated: 2024-10-30 18:30A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the component /PluXml/core/admin/parametres_edittpl.php of PluXml v5.8.16 and lower allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via injecting a crafted payload into a template.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-48138"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-94"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-29T22:15:03Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the component /PluXml/core/admin/parametres_edittpl.php of PluXml v5.8.16 and lower allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via injecting a crafted payload into a template.",
"id": "GHSA-8hp8-42cx-5q42",
"modified": "2024-10-30T18:30:48Z",
"published": "2024-10-30T00:31:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48138"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pluxml/PluXml/issues/829"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8HV4-C3C3-68HH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-18 00:00 – Updated: 2022-08-20 00:00DedeCMS v5.7.93 - v5.7.96 was discovered to contain a remote code execution vulnerability in login.php.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-35516"
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"CWE-94"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-17T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "DedeCMS v5.7.93 - v5.7.96 was discovered to contain a remote code execution vulnerability in login.php.",
"id": "GHSA-8hv4-c3c3-68hh",
"modified": "2022-08-20T00:00:57Z",
"published": "2022-08-18T00:00:16Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35516"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/whitehatl/Vulnerability/blob/main/web/dedecms/5.7.93/Login.poc.md"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8HVG-X32P-2J7J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-21 00:31 – Updated: 2025-02-22 00:33A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the ZScript function of ZDoom Team GZDoom v4.13.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted PK3 file containing a malicious ZScript source file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-54756"
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"CWE-94"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-20T23:15:10Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the ZScript function of ZDoom Team GZDoom v4.13.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted PK3 file containing a malicious ZScript source file.",
"id": "GHSA-8hvg-x32p-2j7j",
"modified": "2025-02-22T00:33:50Z",
"published": "2025-02-21T00:31:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54756"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Chainmanner/GZDoom-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-via-ZScript-PoC"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Feb/11"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8HVH-6JFF-3896
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:15 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:15Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "Cached Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2012-1522"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-94"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2012-07-10T21:55:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka \"Cached Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\"",
"id": "GHSA-8hvh-6jff-3896",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:15:37Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:15:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1522"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-044"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15464"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-8HVJ-5VVV-F7CF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:30 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:30Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Word Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Invalid Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2014-6335"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-94"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2014-11-11T22:55:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Word Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka \"Microsoft Office Invalid Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\"",
"id": "GHSA-8hvj-5vvv-f7cf",
"modified": "2022-05-14T02:30:28Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T02:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6335"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-069"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/59867"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70963"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031189"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-8HX2-3Q2M-9XXF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-08 18:30 – Updated: 2025-05-08 21:32An Eval Injection issue was discovered in Znuny through 7.1.3. A user with write access to the configuration file can use this to execute a command executed by the user running the backup.pl script.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-26845"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-94",
"CWE-95"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-08T17:16:01Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "An Eval Injection issue was discovered in Znuny through 7.1.3. A user with write access to the configuration file can use this to execute a command executed by the user running the backup.pl script.",
"id": "GHSA-8hx2-3q2m-9xxf",
"modified": "2025-05-08T21:32:55Z",
"published": "2025-05-08T18:30:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26845"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.znuny.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.znuny.org/en/advisories/zsa-2025-03"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-8J5Q-4JR8-P73W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-13 09:31 – Updated: 2024-12-13 09:31The The WPMobile.App — Android and iOS Mobile Application plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 11.52. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-12420"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-94"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-13T09:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The The WPMobile.App \u2014 Android and iOS Mobile Application plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 11.52. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.",
"id": "GHSA-8j5q-4jr8-p73w",
"modified": "2024-12-13T09:31:14Z",
"published": "2024-12-13T09:31:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12420"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3207040%40wpappninja\u0026new=3207040%40wpappninja\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ad03e3f-fb3e-4a80-9eea-d24459ed62b8?source=cve"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-8J7F-HV3H-7VHF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:11 – Updated: 2022-05-17 05:11The client in EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications (NMM) 2.2.1, 2.3 before build 122, and 2.4 before build 375 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted message over a TCP communication channel.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2012-2290"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-94"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2012-10-18T17:55:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The client in EMC NetWorker Module for Microsoft Applications (NMM) 2.2.1, 2.3 before build 122, and 2.4 before build 375 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted message over a TCP communication channel.",
"id": "GHSA-8j7f-hv3h-7vhf",
"modified": "2022-05-17T05:11:23Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T05:11:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2290"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0068.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/86158"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/50957"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55883"
},
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"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027647"
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Mitigation
Strategy: Refactoring
Refactor your program so that you do not have to dynamically generate code.
Mitigation
- Run your code in a "jail" or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which code can be executed by your product.
- Examples include the Unix chroot jail and AppArmor. In general, managed code may provide some protection.
- This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of your application may still be subject to compromise.
- Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.
Mitigation MIT-5
Strategy: Input Validation
- Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
- When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
- Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
- To reduce the likelihood of code injection, use stringent allowlists that limit which constructs are allowed. If you are dynamically constructing code that invokes a function, then verifying that the input is alphanumeric might be insufficient. An attacker might still be able to reference a dangerous function that you did not intend to allow, such as system(), exec(), or exit().
Mitigation
Use dynamic tools and techniques that interact with the product using large test suites with many diverse inputs, such as fuzz testing (fuzzing), robustness testing, and fault injection. The product's operation may slow down, but it should not become unstable, crash, or generate incorrect results.
Mitigation MIT-32
Strategy: Compilation or Build Hardening
Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's "-T" switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).
Mitigation MIT-32
Strategy: Environment Hardening
Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's "-T" switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).
Mitigation
For Python programs, it is frequently encouraged to use the ast.literal_eval() function instead of eval, since it is intentionally designed to avoid executing code. However, an adversary could still cause excessive memory or stack consumption via deeply nested structures [REF-1372], so the python documentation discourages use of ast.literal_eval() on untrusted data [REF-1373].
CAPEC-242: Code Injection
An adversary exploits a weakness in input validation on the target to inject new code into that which is currently executing. This differs from code inclusion in that code inclusion involves the addition or replacement of a reference to a code file, which is subsequently loaded by the target and used as part of the code of some application.
CAPEC-35: Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.
CAPEC-77: Manipulating User-Controlled Variables
This attack targets user controlled variables (DEBUG=1, PHP Globals, and So Forth). An adversary can override variables leveraging user-supplied, untrusted query variables directly used on the application server without any data sanitization. In extreme cases, the adversary can change variables controlling the business logic of the application. For instance, in languages like PHP, a number of poorly set default configurations may allow the user to override variables.