CVE-2014-6298

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the mm_forum extension before 1.9.3 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-10-03 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-6298 is rated Moderate Risk (58.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.33%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-6298

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 1.88% 2.33% +0.45%
2 2025-03-30 2.98% 1.88% -1.10%
3 2025-03-29 2.98%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-6298

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-6298

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-6298

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mm_forum_project mm_forum <= 1.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:*:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 0.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 0.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 0.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
mm_forum_project mm_forum 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:mm_forum_project:mm_forum:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:typo3:*:*

References for CVE-2014-6298

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