Path Traversal in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central
CVE-2014-5007
Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentLogUploader servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) and Desktop Central Managed Service Providers (MSP) edition before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to write to and execute arbitrary files as SYSTEM via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.373 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.373 · newest: 0.373 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/remote-code-execution.html (Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/88 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-5007?
- CVE-2014-5007 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-17.
- How severe is CVE-2014-5007?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-5007 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.