CVE-2014-8516 in the critical feed json
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Visual Mining NetCharts Server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a f…
published 2020-01-03 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8353
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 81.7%
- EPSS 81.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Visual Mining NetCharts Server allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via unspecified vectors.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/visual_mining_netcharts_upload)
- Published
Exploit prediction
81.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/visual_mining_netcharts_upload Visual Mining NetCharts Server Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2014-11-03
- EDB-35211 Visual Mining NetCharts Server - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2014-11-10
- packetstormsecurity.com https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129023 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
References
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/129023
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-14-372/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/70895
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/98475
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-8516
- NVD CVE-2014-8516
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