# CVE-2014-2921: The getObjectByToken function in Newsletter.php in the Pimcore\_Tool\_Newsletter module in pimcore 1.4.9 through 2.0.0 does not properly handl

- Also known as: GHSA-G7PJ-3V97-3VXP
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 2.2.0
- Published: 2014-04-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- pimcore/pimcore (Packagist): from 1.4.9, fixed in 2.2.0

## Description

The getObjectByToken function in Newsletter.php in the Pimcore_Tool_Newsletter module in pimcore 1.4.9 through 2.0.0 does not properly handle an object obtained by unserializing Lucene search data, which allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a Zend_Pdf_ElementFactory_Proxy object and a pathname with a trailing \0 character.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, pimcore/pimcore, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.pimcore.org/en/resources/blog/pimcore+2.2+released_b442
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/21/1
- https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/pimcore-2.1.0.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43886

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