HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2014-0120
HIGH

CVE-2014-0120

CWE-352Published: December 29, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the admin terminal in Hawt.io allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that run commands on the Karaf server, as demonstrated by running "shutdown -f."

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2014-0120 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

hawt1 product(s)
hawtio
Red Hat1 product(s)
jboss fuse
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072681
PATCHhttps://github.com/hawtio/hawtio/commit/b4e23e002639c274a2f687ada980118512f06113
PATCHhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072681
PATCHhttps://github.com/hawtio/hawtio/commit/b4e23e002639c274a2f687ada980118512f06113
ADVISORYhttps://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf
ADVISORYhttps://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf

All References (6)

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072681Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/hawtio/hawtio/commit/b4e23e002639c274a2f687ada980118512f06113Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdfIssue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072681Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/hawtio/hawtio/commit/b4e23e002639c274a2f687ada980118512f06113Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdfIssue Tracking · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2014-0120
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-352
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 29, 2017

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2014-0120 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
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