Path Traversal in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central
CVE-2014-5005
Directory traversal vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter in an LFU action to statusUpdate.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.778 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.778 · newest: 0.778 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/88 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/remote-code-execution.html
- raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/ManageEngine/me_dc9_file_upload.txt (Exploit)
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110643 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34594 (Exploit, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-5005?
- CVE-2014-5005 is a vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-10-21.
- Is CVE-2014-5005 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.