CVE-2014-9707

Exp

EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . (dot), which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.

Published: 2015-03-31 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-9707 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 60.59%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-9707

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9707

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 2026-02-13 66.12% 60.59% -5.53%
2 2025-03-30 47.02% 66.12% +19.10%
3 2025-03-29 — 47.02% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9707

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-2014-9707

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9707

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
embedthis goahead 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
embedthis goahead 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
embedthis goahead 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
embedthis goahead 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
embedthis goahead 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
embedthis goahead 3.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
embedthis goahead 3.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
embedthis goahead 3.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9707

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