What is CVE-2014-5287?

CVE-2014-5287 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kemptechnologies Loadmaster, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2014-5287?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kemptechnologies Loadmaster

CVE-2014-5287

A Bash script injection vulnerability exists in Kemp Load Master 7.1-16 and earlier due to a failure to sanitize input in the Web User Interface (WUI).

Published 2020-01-08 · last modified 2026-07-13.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.080 (94.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.080 · newest: 0.080 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/131284/Kemp-Load-Master-7.1-16-CSRF-XSS-DoS-Code-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36609/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.fxc.jp/news/Product_Overview-LoadMaster_Release_Notes.pdf (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-5287?: CVE-2014-5287 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kemptechnologies Loadmaster, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2014-5287?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.