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.

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)

Published 2014-04-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.747 (99.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.744 · newest: 0.747 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Indusoft Web Studio — versions 7.1
Indusoft Web Studio — versions 7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-04-15. 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: 2022-05-06.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42699/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-107-02 (US Government Resource)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/67056 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
download.indusoft.com/71.2.4/IWS71.2.4.zip (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.