CVE-2014-125113

Aug. 5, 2025, 9:06 p.m.

9.3
Critical

Description

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in Dell (acquired by Quest) KACE K1000 System Management Appliance version 5.0 - 5.3, 5.4 prior to 5.4.76849, and 5.5 prior to 5.5.90547 in the download_agent.php endpoint. An attacker can upload arbitrary PHP files to a temporary web-accessible directory, which are later executed through inclusion in backend code that loads files under attacker-controlled paths.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Dell
  • Kace K1000 System Management Appliance
  • 5.0-5.3, <5.4.76849, <5.5.90547

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a dell kace_k1000_system_management_appliance 5.0-5.3 / / / / / / /
a dell kace_k1000_system_management_appliance <5.4.76849 / / / / / / /
a dell kace_k1000_system_management_appliance <5.5.90547 / / / / / / /

References

http://console-cowboys.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-curious-case-of-ninjamonkeypiratela.html
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/http/dell_kace_k1000_upload.rb
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39693
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dell-quest-kace-k1000-unauth-file-upload-rce

Tags

CWE-306
disclosure@vulncheck.com
2025-08-05
CVE-2014-125113

CVSS Score

9.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 5, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 5, 2025, 9:06 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

disclosure@vulncheck.com

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