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CVE-2014-5298

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-5298 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in X2Engine versions 4.1.7 and earlier, specifically impacting systems with case-insensitive file systems. Attackers can bypass the upload blacklist by using uppercase letters in executable file extensions, enabling them to upload malicious files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial data impact (availability). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x2engine:x2engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0300 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

karmainsecurity.com / KIS-2014-10
packetstormsecurity.com / files/128353/X2Engine-4.1.7-Unrestricted-File-Upload.html
cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-234763.pdf
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/78
github.com / X2Engine/X2Engine/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
securityfocus.com / archive/1/533514/100/0/threaded