What is CVE-2014-8337?

CVE-2014-8337 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Helpdezk, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2014-8337?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Helpdezk

CVE-2014-8337

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in includes/classes/uploadify-v2.1.4/uploadify.php in HelpDEZk 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the folder parameter.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.048 (91.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Helpdezk
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8337?: CVE-2014-8337 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Helpdezk, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2014-8337?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.