CVE-2014-2044 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before 5.0, when running on Windows, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, upload files with arbitrary names, and execute arbitrary code via an Alternate Data Stream (ADS) syntax in the filename parameter, as demonstrated using .htaccess::$DATA to upload a PHP program.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 12.39% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-10-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| owncloud | owncloud |
| owncloud | owncloud server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ownCloud 4.0.x/4.5.x - 'upload.php?Filename' Remote Code Execution | 2014-03-10 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125585/ownCloud-4.0.x-4.5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/45
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57267
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32162
- http://www.osvdb.org/104082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531365/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66000
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91757
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2044/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125585/ownCloud-4.0.x-4.5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/45
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57267
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32162
- http://www.osvdb.org/104082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531365/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66000
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91757
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2044/
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