{"id":"CVE-2015-8249","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-8249","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T04:28:58.417Z","title":"The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via the ConnectionId parameter.","description":"The FileUploadServlet class in ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 before build 91093 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via the ConnectionId parameter.","published":"2017-09-28T01:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:34:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cret@cert.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["manageengine/desktop central"],"epss":{"score":0.73603,"percentile":0.9947,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.67924,"percentile":0.99314},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.73603,"percentile":0.99446}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2015-12-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":38982,"kind":"exploit","title":"ManageEngine Desktop Central 9 - FileUploadServlet ConnectionId (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38982","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/jsp/remote/38982.rb","file":"exploits/jsp/remote/38982.rb","published":"2015-12-15","added":"2015-12-15","updated":"2015-12-15","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"jsp","port":8020,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-8249","OSVDB-130862"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.73603,"from":0.67924,"percentile":0.99446},"summary":"EPSS moved from 67.9% to 73.6% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134806/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central-9-FileUploadServlet-ConnectionId.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/manageengine_connectionid_write","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2015/12/14/r7-2015-22-manageengine-desktop-central-9-fileuploadservlet-connectionid-vulnerability-cve-2015-8249","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38982/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134806/ManageEngine-Desktop-Central-9-FileUploadServlet-ConnectionId.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/manageengine_connectionid_write","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2015/12/14/r7-2015-22-manageengine-desktop-central-9-fileuploadservlet-connectionid-vulnerability-cve-2015-8249","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38982/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8249","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}