Vulnerability · CVE-2014-0780
InduSoft Web Studio NTWebServer Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Published Apr 24, 2014 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · InduSoft Web Studio
Patch now
CVE-2014-0780 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 6, 2022. Confirm InduSoft Web Studio against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 74.68%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe indusoft/web studio · vendor InduSoft Web Studio
Directory traversal vulnerability in NTWebServer in InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 before SP2 Patch 4 allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified web requests.
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- cpe indusoft/web studio7.1
- vendor InduSoft Web Studioversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2014-0780
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date May 6, 2022.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2014-0780 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 6, 2022. Confirm InduSoft Web Studio against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with indusoft/web studio 7.1. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 74.68%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 24, 2014 · Catalog
Detected
Directory traversal vulnerability in NTWebServer in InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 before SP2 Patch 4 allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified web requests.
Apr 15, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
May 6, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Directory traversal vulnerability in NTWebServer in InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 before SP2 Patch 4 allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified web requests.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-0780
InduSoft Web Studio NTWebServer contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, allowing for remote code execution.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2014-0780
Directory traversal vulnerability in NTWebServer in InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 before SP2 Patch 4 allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified web requests.
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2014-0780
30-day exploitation probability 74.7%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference42699
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2014-0780
Directory traversal vulnerability in NTWebServer in InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 before SP2 Patch 4 allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified web requests.
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-0780
InduSoft Web Studio NTWebServer contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, allowing for remote code execution.
vulncheck.com
References
- Broken Link · download.indusoft.com
- Patch · ics-cert.us-cert.gov
- Broken Link · securityfocus.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.checkpoint.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.checkpoint.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.checkpoint.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.checkpoint.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · blog.checkpoint.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- Exploit · exploit-db.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.