CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-2044

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2014-2044 describes an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before version 5.0, running on Windows. This 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.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of unauthorized access to the system and potential execution of malicious code, which could lead to serious data security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update ownCloud to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures such as monitoring uploaded files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS