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high 7.5

CVE-2014-5005 in the critical feed json

Directory traversal vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to execute arbitra…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-4907

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
77.8%
EPSS 77.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits
3
Metasploit and Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) before 9 build 90055 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter in an LFU action to statusUpdate.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/http/desktopcentral_statusupdate_upload)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

77.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/http/desktopcentral_statusupdate_upload ManageEngine Desktop Central StatusUpdate Arbitrary File Upload metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2014-08-31
  • EDB-34594 ManageEngine Desktop Central StatusUpdate - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) remote, 2014-09-09
  • EDB-34518 ManageEngine Desktop Central - Arbitrary File Upload / Remote Code Execution webapps, 2014-09-01
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/88 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/ManageEngine/me_dc9_file_upload.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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