CVE-2014-5468
A File Inclusion vulnerability exists in Railo 4.2.1 and earlier via a specially-crafted URL request to the thumbnail.cfm to specify a malicious PNG file, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A File Inclusion vulnerability exists in Railo 4.2.1 and earlier via a specially-crafted URL request to the thumbnail.cfm to specify a malicious PNG file, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 52.56% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 September 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- getrailo/railo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 52.6% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128234/Railo-4.2.1-Remote-File-Inclusion.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34669Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2014-5468Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69761Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128234/Railo-4.2.1-Remote-File-Inclusion.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34669Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95959Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2014-5468Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69761Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.