CVE-2014-9045

The FTP backend in user_external in ownCloud Server before 5.0.18 and 6.x before 6.0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass intended authentication requirements via a crafted password.

Published: 2015-02-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9045 is rated Moderate Risk (47.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.86%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9045

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 0.70% 1.86% +1.16%
2 2025-04-13 0.61% 0.70% +0.09%
3 2025-03-30 0.61%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9045

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9045

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9045

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
owncloud owncloud <= 5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.14:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 5.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
owncloud owncloud_server 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9045

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