HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) 8 build 20120704 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML file containing an IMG element with a long URL (src attribute)
Published Apr 27, 2014
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 26.42%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) 8 build 20120704 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML file containing an IMG element with a long URL (src attribute).
Affected products
No data.
- 8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
26.42% 0.26418
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.26418
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 26.42% (0.26418) | 97.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 26.42% (0.26418) | 97.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 22, 2026 | 56.85% (0.56846) | 98.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 54.81% (0.54810) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 52.81% (0.52807) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 48.15% (0.48147) | 97.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 49.74% (0.49743) | 97.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 51.66% (0.51659) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 59.18% (0.59179) | 98.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 56.64% (0.56639) | 97.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 59.18% (0.59179) | 98.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 50.55% (0.50548) | 97.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 86.92% (0.86916) | 98.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 85.71% (0.85710) | 98.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 86.98% (0.86977) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 86.78% (0.86776) | 98.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 86.73% (0.86726) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 87.17% (0.87166) | 98.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 88.17% (0.88174) | 98.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 18.61% (0.18609) | 96.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 18.61% (0.18609) | 96.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 18.61% (0.18609) | 93.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://an7isec.blogspot.co.il/2014/04/pown-noobs-acunetix-0day.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/pwning-script-kiddies-acunetix-buffer-overflow/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126306/Acunetix-8-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126307/Acunetix-8-Scanner-Buffer-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.acunetix.com/blog/news/misleading-reports-0-day-acunetix-wvs/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32997 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMx8K1GeM x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://an7isec.blogspot.co.il/2014/04/pown-noobs-acunetix-0day.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/pwning-script-kiddies-acunetix-buffer-overflow/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126306/Acunetix-8-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126307/Acunetix-8-Scanner-Buffer-Overflow.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.acunetix.com/blog/news/misleading-reports-0-day-acunetix-wvs/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32997 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMx8K1GeM | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 27, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 24, 2014
Link CVE-2014-2994
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a