CVE-2014-0773
CWE-77Published: April 12, 2014· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
The BWOCXRUN.BwocxrunCtrl.1 control contains a method named
“CreateProcess.” This method contains validation to ensure an attacker
cannot run arbitrary command lines. After validation, the values
supplied in the HTML are passed to the Windows CreateProcessA API.
The validation can be bypassed allowing for running arbitrary command
lines. The command line can specify running remote files (example: UNC
command line).
A function exists at offset 100019B0 of bwocxrun.ocx. Inside this
function, there are 3 calls to strstr to check the contents of the user
specified command line. If “\setup.exe,” “\bwvbprt.exe,” or
“\bwvbprtl.exe” are contained in the command line (strstr returns
nonzero value), the command line passes validation and is then passed to
CreateProcessA.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2014-0773 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2014-0773 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts