CVE-2014-2044
highpriority · track · 44EPSS 0.124 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before 5.0, when running on Windows, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, upload files with arbitrary names, and execute arbitrary code via an Alternate Data Stream (ADS) syntax in the filename parameter, as demonstrated using .htaccess::$DATA to upload a PHP program.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-32162ownCloud 4.0.x/4.5.x - 'upload.php?Filename' Remote Code Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (36)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (28)
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- http://doc.owncloud.org/#owncloud-server-5-0Patchcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125585/ownCloud-4.0.x-4.5.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/45cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57267cnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32162cnnvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/104082cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/531365/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66000cnnvd
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