{"id":56660,"date":"2025-07-02T23:07:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:07:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-15T22:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T04:14:57","slug":"cve-2014-0468-apache-configuration-vulnerability-in-fusionforge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2014-0468-apache-configuration-vulnerability-in-fusionforge\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2014-0468: Apache Configuration Vulnerability in FusionForge<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2014-0468 represents a severe vulnerability in the FusionForge software, specifically within the shipped Apache configuration. The vulnerability can result in the web server executing scripts that users have uploaded to their raw SCM (Software Configuration Management) repositories, such as SVN, Git, and Bzr. This is a serious security flaw as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32878-critical-vulnerability-in-coros-pace-3-devices-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63284\">potentially allows for system<\/a> compromise and data leakage. Given the widespread use of FusionForge for collaborative software development projects, the implications of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54887-significant-security-vulnerability-in-jwe-ruby-encryption-implementation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82691\">vulnerability are significant<\/a> and demand immediate attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2014-0468<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6370-critical-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-619l-2-06b01-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63418\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-595685639\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>FusionForge | Before 5.3+20140506<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26521-apache-cloudstack-user-account-vulnerability-in-kubernetes-cluster-creation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63119\">vulnerability lies in the Apache<\/a> server configuration shipped with FusionForge. When a user uploads a script to their raw SCM repository, the web <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49132-critical-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-pterodactyl-game-server-management-panel\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63283\">server may erroneously execute<\/a> the script. This could allow an attacker to upload malicious scripts to the repository and trigger the server to execute those scripts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4981-critical-file-extraction-vulnerability-in-mattermost-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63107\">leading to potential<\/a> system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4001803175\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. An attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52207-critical-php-script-upload-vulnerability-in-mikopbx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65503\">upload a malicious script<\/a> to the repository, and the server might execute it. Note that this is a hypothetical scenario and not an actual exploit.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ git clone https:\/\/target.example.com\/user\/repo.git\n$ cd repo\n$ echo &quot;echo &#039;Compromised system&#039;&quot; &gt; exploit.sh\n$ git add exploit.sh\n$ git commit -m &quot;Add new script&quot;\n$ git push origin master<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8216;exploit.sh&#8217; script is a stand-in for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3090-unauthenticated-remote-attack-leading-to-potential-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65504\">potentially harmful script an attacker<\/a> might upload. The server might then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6512-script-execution-with-admin-privileges-on-brain2-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63476\">execute this script<\/a>, leading to system compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2014-0468 represents a severe vulnerability in the FusionForge software, specifically within the shipped Apache configuration. The vulnerability can result in the web server executing scripts that users have uploaded to their raw SCM (Software Configuration Management) repositories, such as SVN, Git, and Bzr. 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