Directory traversal vulnerability in the GfdFileUploadServerlet servlet in Lexmark MarkVision Enterprise before 2.1 allows remote attackers…

published 2020-01-27 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8572

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 77.2%; EPSS 77.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GfdFileUploadServerlet servlet in Lexmark MarkVision Enterprise before 2.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

lexmark markvision_enterprise 2.1

Timeline

2014-12-09 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/http/lexmark_markvision_gfd_upload)
2020-01-27 Published

Exploit prediction

77.20% 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/lexmark_markvision_gfd_upload Lexmark MarkVision Enterprise Arbitrary File Upload metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2014-12-09
EDB-35776 Lexmark MarkVision Enterprise - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) remote, 2015-01-13

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-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

support.lexmark.com /index?page=content&id=TE666
vendor-advisory
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-14-410/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2014-8741
NVD CVE-2014-8741

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Summary