What is CVE-2014-5093?

CVE-2014-5093 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Status2k, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2014-5093?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Status2k

CVE-2014-5093

Status2k does not remove the install directory allowing credential reset.

Published 2020-01-10 · 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: 0.038 (89.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Status2k

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/127719/Status2k-XSS-SQL-Injection-Command-Executi… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95113 (VDB Entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-5093?: CVE-2014-5093 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Status2k, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2014-5093?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.