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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-0121 · published 29 December 2017

CVE-2014-0121: Hawtio improper authentication vulnerability

Hawt · Hawtio

The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the k parameter.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 3.9% · top 10.1% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
3.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The admin terminal in Hawt.io does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the k parameter.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072716 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/hawtio/hawtio/commit/5289715e4f2657562fdddcbad830a30969b96e1e Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20J Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072716 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/hawtio/hawtio/commit/5289715e4f2657562fdddcbad830a30969b96e1e Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20J Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-0121), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.