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CVE-2014-5301

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-5301 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability affecting multiple ManageEngine products, including ServiceDesk Plus MSP, AssetExplorer, SupportCenter, and IT360. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this flaw allows an authenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:servicedesk_plus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:assetexplorer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:supportcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:manageengine:it360:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
78.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: ManageEngine Multiple Products Authenticated File Upload · Dec 15, 2014
ExploitDB: EDB-35845 · Jan 20, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7838 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/129806/ManageEngine-Shell-Upload-Directory-Traversal.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/130020/ManageEngine-Multiple-Products-Authenticated-File-Upload.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/5
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/62105
Permissions Required
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/99610
exploit-db.com / exploits/35845
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / archive/1/534377/100/0/threaded