What is CVE-2014-7863?

CVE-2014-7863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Applications Manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2014-7863?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2014-7863 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Zohocorp Manageengine Applications Manager

CVE-2014-7863

The FailOverHelperServlet (aka FailServlet) servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine Applications Manager before 11.9 build 11912, OpManager 8 through 11.5 build 11400, and IT360 10.5 and earlier does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers and remote authenticated users to (1) read arbitrary files via the fileName parameter in a copyfile operation or (2) obtain sensitive information via a directory listing in a listdirectory operation to servlet/FailOverHelperServlet.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2020-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.834 (99.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.834 · newest: 0.834 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/130162/ManageEngine-File-Download-Content-Disclos… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/ManageEngine/me_failservlet.txt (Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534575/100/0/threaded (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/114 (Exploit)
support.zoho.com/portal/manageengine/helpcenter/articles/vulnerabilities-in-fai… (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100554 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-7863?: CVE-2014-7863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zohocorp Manageengine Applications Manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2014-7863?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-7863 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.