CVE-2014-9489

The gollum-grit_adapter Ruby gem dependency in gollum before 3.1.1 and the gollum-lib gem dependency in gollum-lib before 4.0.1 when the string "master" is in any of the wiki documents, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the -O or --open-files-in-pager flags.

Published: 2017-10-17 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-9489 is rated Moderate Risk (64.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.29%). EPSS rose +1.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9489

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 2026-06-15 1.20% 2.29% +1.10%
2 2026-02-04 4.95% 1.20% -3.75%
3 2025-05-03 — 4.95% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9489

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9489

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-9489

GHSA-q97v-764g-r2rp · Severity: high · Ecosystem: rubygems — gollum and gollum-lib allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9489

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gollum_project gollum <= 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:gollum_project:gollum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gollum_project gollum-lib <= 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:gollum_project:gollum-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gollum_project grit_adapter <= 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:gollum_project:grit_adapter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9489

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/03/19 Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71499 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/gollum/gollum/issues/913 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/gollum/grit_adapter/commit/4520d973c81fecfebbeacd2ef2f1849d763951c7 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
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