Path Traversal in Indusoft Web Studio
CVE-2014-0780
Directory traversal vulnerability in NTWebServer in InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 before SP2 Patch 4 allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified web requests.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.745 (99.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Indusoft Web Studio — versions 7.1
- Indusoft Web_studio — versions 7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Broken Link)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0780?
- CVE-2014-0780 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Indusoft Web Studio, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2014-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2014-0780?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-0780 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2014-0780 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.