CVE-2014-1644

The forgotten-password feature in forcepasswd.do in the management GUI in Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) 2.x before 2.3.2.110 allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary passwords by providing the e-mail address associated with a user account.

Published: 2014-03-29 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-1644 is rated Moderate Risk (55.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1644

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.28% 0.89% -0.40%
2 2025-03-29 0.92% 1.28% +0.36%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.92% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1644

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1644

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1644

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec liveupdate_administrator <= 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec liveupdate_administrator 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec liveupdate_administrator 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec liveupdate_administrator 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec liveupdate_administrator 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec liveupdate_administrator 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec liveupdate_administrator 2.2.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec liveupdate_administrator 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec liveupdate_administrator 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:liveupdate_administrator:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1644

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