CVE-2014-6287
The findMacroMarker function in parserLib.pas in Rejetto HTTP File Server (aks HFS or HttpFileServer) 2.3x before 2.3c allows remote…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 99.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.1% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 25 Mar 2022
- 6Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The findMacroMarker function in parserLib.pas in Rejetto HTTP File Server (aks HFS or HttpFileServer) 2.3x before 2.3c allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a %00 sequence in a search action.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Added
- 25 Mar 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 15 Apr 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 25 Mar 2022.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module, a Nuclei template and 4 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Show the exploits7
Metasploit modules1 module
- Rejetto HttpFileServer Remote Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/rejetto_hfs_execRank excellentdisclosed 11 Sept 2014
Nuclei templates1 template
- HTTP File Server <2.3c - Remote Command Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-6287.yamlSeverity critical
Exploit-DB4 entries
- Rejetto HttpFileServer 2.3.x - Remote Command Execution (3) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 49125webapps, windowspublished 30 Nov 2020Not verified
- Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) 2.3.x - Remote Command Execution (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 39161remote, windowspublished 4 Jan 2016Verified
- Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 34926remote, windowspublished 9 Oct 2014Verified
- Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) 2.3.x - Remote Command Execution (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 34668remote, windowspublished 15 Sept 2014Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 39161 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 28 days later
· 28 days later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 99.3% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References8
- VU#251276 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 39161 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128243/HttpFileServer-2.3.x-Remote-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/3793 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135122/Rejetto-HTTP-File-Server-2.3.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160264/Rejetto-HttpFileServer-2.3.x-Remote-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161503/HFS-HTTP-File-Server-2.3.x-Remote-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6287 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-6172 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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