CVE-2014-6287

Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS): Remote Code Execution

As of , CVE-2014-6287 in Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 25 March 2022
US federal deadline
15 April 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.93 on 25 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module and 4 Exploit-DB entries (3 verified)
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

The findMacroMarker function in parserLib.pas in Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS or HttpFileServer) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs.

CISA's description

The findMacroMarker function in parserLib.pas in Rejetto HTTP File Server (aks HFS or HttpFileServer) 2.3x before 2.3c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a %00 sequence in a search action.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
7 October 2014
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 34668).
  2. The CVE record was published.
  3. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 34926).
  4. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 39161).
  5. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 49125).
  6. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  7. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

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