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CVE-2014-6287

Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVEXPLOIT ×4 ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 99.3%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 99.32% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits: 4 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 September 2014
CISA KEV: Listed 25 March 2022 · due 15 April 2022
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: rejetto/http file server
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 99.3% since 30 October 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.

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6287

Public exploits (4)

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.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-49125 source ↗	Rejetto HttpFileServer 2.3.x - Remote Command Execution (3)windows · Óscar Andreu	webapps	30 November 2020	no
EDB-39161 source ↗	Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) 2.3.x - Remote Command Execution (2)windows · Avinash Thapa	remote	4 January 2016	yes
EDB-34926 source ↗	Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit	remote	9 October 2014	yes
EDB-34668 source ↗	Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) 2.3.x - Remote Command Execution (1)windows · Daniele Linguaglossa	remote	15 September 2014	yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128243/HttpFileServer-2.3.x-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135122/Rejetto-HTTP-File-Server-2.3.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160264/Rejetto-HttpFileServer-2.3.x-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161503/HFS-HTTP-File-Server-2.3.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251276Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/3793Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39161/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128243/HttpFileServer-2.3.x-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135122/Rejetto-HTTP-File-Server-2.3.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160264/Rejetto-HttpFileServer-2.3.x-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161503/HFS-HTTP-File-Server-2.3.x-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251276Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/3793Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39161/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6287US Government Resource

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.