How severe is CVE-2014-0780?

CVE-2014-0780 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). EPSS estimates a 74.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2014-0780: InduSoft Web Studio Path

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

InduSoft Web Studio NTWebServer Directory Traversal Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-04-15

Remediation due

2022-05-06

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0780

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.

Severity

CVSS 2.0 · CNA7.5 HIGH

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

CVSS 3.1 · CISA9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableyes

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
InduSoft	Web Studio	7.1

References

5 Links

Exploits & PoCs

42699

Vulnerability databases

67056

Other references

Record Details

Published

2014-04-25

Last updated

2025-10-22

Assigner (CNA)

icscert

Credited to

Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

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