CVE-2014-125116HybridAuth 2.0.9 - 2.2.2 Unauthenticated RCE via install.php Configuration Injection
- 9.3CriticalCVSS base score
- 2.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 14% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in HybridAuth versions 2.0.9 through 2.2.2 due to insecure use of the install.php installation script. The script remains accessible after deployment and fails to sanitize input before writing to the application’s config.php file. An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary PHP code into config.php, which is later executed when the file is loaded. This allows attackers to achieve remote code execution on the server. Exploitation of this issue will overwrite the existing configuration, rendering the application non-functional.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module for it. 4 references of the record are tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules1 module
- HybridAuth install.php PHP Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/webapp/hybridauth_install_php_execRank manualdisclosed 4 Aug 2014
References tagged exploit4 references
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34390 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34273 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/hybridauth_install_php_exec.rb (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT-UNIX-WEBAPP-HYBRIDAUTH_INSTALL_PHP_EXEC- (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryexploit
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Published
- 9 months later
· 9 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.3.
Affected products
- affected 2.0.9 – ≤ 2.2.2
References
References6
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34390 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34273 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/hybridauth_install_php_exec.rb (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://vulners.com/metasploit/MSF:EXPLOIT-UNIX-WEBAPP-HYBRIDAUTH_INSTALL_PHP_EXEC- (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryexploit
- https://hybridauth.github.io/ (opens in a new tab)product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hybridauth-unauth-rce-via-config-injection (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-9808 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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