CVE-2014-2846 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in opt/arkeia/wui/htdocs/index.php in the WD Arkeia virtual appliance (AVA) with firmware before 10.2.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and execute arbitrary PHP code via a ..././ (dot dot dot slash dot slash) in the lang Cookie parameter, as demonstrated by a request to login/doLogin.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.83% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-04-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| westerndigital | arkeia virtual appliance firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WD Arkeia Virtual Appliance 10.2.9 - Local File Inclusion | 2014-04-24 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/257
- http://wiki.arkeia.com/index.php/Path_Traversal_Remote_Code_Execution
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531910/100/0/threaded
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/257
- http://wiki.arkeia.com/index.php/Path_Traversal_Remote_Code_Execution
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531910/100/0/threaded
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