CVE-2014-2867

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a ColdFusion page, and then accessing it via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-04-15 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2867 is rated High Risk (72.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.90%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2867

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.11% 4.90% +0.79%
2 2025-04-12 2.61% 4.11% +1.50%
3 2025-03-30 2.61%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2867

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2867

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-2867

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html "CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type"

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2867

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
paperthin commonspot_content_server <= 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:paperthin:commonspot_content_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paperthin commonspot_content_server 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:paperthin:commonspot_content_server:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paperthin commonspot_content_server 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:paperthin:commonspot_content_server:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paperthin commonspot_content_server 8.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:paperthin:commonspot_content_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2867

URL Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437385 US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence