# CVE-2014-7180: Electric Cloud ElectricCommander before 4.2.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3 uses world-writable permissions for (1) eccert.pl and (2) ecconfigure.pl,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-10-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Electric Cloud ElectricCommander before 4.2.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3 uses world-writable permissions for (1) eccert.pl and (2) ecconfigure.pl, which allows local users to execute arbitrary Perl code by modifying these files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.secureworks.com/cyber-threat-intelligence/advisories/SWRX-2014-010/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70722
- http://www.secureworks.com/advisories/SWRX-2014-010/SWRX-2014-010.pdf
- http://docs.electric-cloud.com/commander_doc/5_0_3/HTML5/ReleaseNotes/commander_releasenotes.htm
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128819/ElectricCommander-4.2.4.71224-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/104
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97735

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