CVE-2014-5339

Check_MK before 1.2.4p4 and 1.2.5 before 1.2.5i4 allows remote authenticated users to write check_mk config files (.mk files) to arbitrary locations via vectors related to row selections.

Published: 2014-09-02 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-5339 is rated Moderate Risk (47.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.79%). EPSS rose +1.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5339

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 0.45% 1.79% +1.33%
2 2025-03-30 1.51% 0.45% -1.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.51% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5339

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.8 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5339

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-5339

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5339
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-5339 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (check-mk), 14 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 7, not-affected 4, DNE 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5339

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5339

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
check_mk_project check_mk <= 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:*:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.5:i1:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.5:i2:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.5:i3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5339

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