Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2014-0780 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Indusoft Web Studio. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 0.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2014-0780 is a directory traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting the NTWebServer component in InduSoft Web Studio version 7.1 prior to SP2 Patch 4. The flaw permits remote attackers to access administrative passwords stored in APP files through unspecified web requests, which can then be leveraged to execute arbitrary code. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation with no required authentication or user interaction.
Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue over the network to read sensitive credential files and subsequently run arbitrary code on the affected system. The vulnerability is exposed via the web server interface, enabling direct compromise of the industrial control software environment.
ICS-CERT advisory ICSA-14-107-02 and the vendor patch at the InduSoft download link recommend upgrading to InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 SP2 Patch 4 to address the directory traversal flaw. The referenced exploit-db entry demonstrates a working proof-of-concept for the password disclosure vector.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2014-0811
Vulnerability Data
Directory traversal vulnerability in NTWebServer in InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 before SP2 Patch 4 allows remote attackers to read administrative passwords in APP files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified web requests.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 15 April 2022
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Mitigating Controls
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.