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CVE-2014-2865

Published: Apr 15, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 18.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a '\0' character, as demonstrated by using this character within a pathname on the drive containing the web root directory of a ColdFusion installation.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

commonspot content serverpaperthin
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
n/an/a
paperthincommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka commonspot content server

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437385
kb.cert.org

Timeline

Published
Apr 15, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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