CVE-2014-0780

InduSoft Web Studio Path Traversal

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 25, 2014 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWeb Studio

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 75%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score74.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 74.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

InduSoft Web Studio NTWebServer contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, allowing for remote code execution.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Apr 15, 2022
Remediation Due
May 6, 2022
1634 days overdue

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in NTWebServer in InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 before SP2 Patch 4 allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified web requests.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-107-02
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67056
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42699/
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0780

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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