Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2014-125079 is a SQL injection flaw in agy pontifex.http, specifically associated with lib/Http.coffee. The public record says upgrading to version 0.1.0 fixes it. Business urgency is moderate: exploitation requires adjacent access and low privileges per CVSS, but successful abuse could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority remediation item for any environment that uses pontifex.http. Prioritize confirmation first, because affected versions and deployment reach are not fully specified in the public record.
Technical view
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-89 SQL injection in agy pontifex.http. Affected versions are not clearly enumerated beyond the recommendation to upgrade to v0.1.0 or include commit e52a758f96861dcef2dabfecb9da191bb2e07761. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5 with AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to systems using agy pontifex.http before the v0.1.0 fix, including vendored or forked copies. The source bundle does not identify specific platforms, applications, or deployment patterns.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. CVSS indicates adjacent-network access, low privileges, low complexity, and no user interaction, which makes validated internal exposure more important than broad internet panic.
Researcher notes
Evidence is thin: the public description identifies SQL injection in lib/Http.coffee and a fixing release/commit, but not affected version ranges, reachable entry points, or exploit activity. Avoid assuming broader impact without local code review.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade agy pontifex.http to version 0.1.0.
- Verify commit e52a758f96861dcef2dabfecb9da191bb2e07761 is present.
- Check project or vendor guidance before relying on alternate mitigations.
- Remove unused deployments or vendored copies of pontifex.http.
Validation and detection
- Inventory codebases and lockfiles for agy pontifex.http usage.
- Confirm deployed code is v0.1.0 or contains the patch commit.
- Check forks or vendored copies for lib/Http.coffee provenance.
- Review dependency manifests for older unresolved pontifex.http references.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.13.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.218356CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218356CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/agy/pontifex.http/commit/e52a758f96861dcef2dabfecb9da191bb2e07761CVE reference · patch
- https://github.com/agy/pontifex.http/releases/tag/v0.1.0CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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