CVE-2014-8741

Lexmark MarkVision Enterprise GfdFileUploadServlet Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GfdFileUploadServerlet servlet in Lexmark MarkVision Enterprise before 2.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Una vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio en el servlet GfdFileUploadServerlet en Lexmark MarkVision Enterprise versiones anteriores a 2.1, permite a atacantes remotos escribir en archivos arbitrarios por medio de vectores no especificados.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Lexmark MarkVision Enterprise. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the GfdFileUploadServlet class. The class contains a method that does not properly sanitize input allowing for directory traversal. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to write files under the context of SYSTEM and achieve remote code execution.

*Credits: Andrea Micalizzi (rgod)

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-11-13 CVE Reserved
2014-12-09 CVE Published
2014-12-09 First Exploit
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-09-11 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-410	Third Party Advisory
http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE666&locale=EN&userlocale=EN_US

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35776	2015-01-13
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/lexmark_markvision_gfd_upload.rb	2014-12-09

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=TE666	2020-01-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Lexmark Search vendor "Lexmark"		Markvision Enterprise Search vendor "Lexmark" for product "Markvision Enterprise"				< 2.1 Search vendor "Lexmark" for product "Markvision Enterprise" and version " < 2.1"		-		Affected