THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-2956
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-2956

Safeguard vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
ScriptHelperApi in the AVG ScriptHelper ActiveX control in ScriptHelper.exe in AVG Secure Search toolbar before 18.1.7.598 and AVG Safeguard before 18.1.7.644 does not implement domain-based access control for method calls, which allows remote attackers to trigger the downloading and execution of arbitrary programs via a crafted web site.
Affected vendor
Avg
Affected product
Safeguard
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2014-07-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-2956

  • Confirm whether Avg Safeguard is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-2956.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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