HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-5208

Exaopc vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
22.5%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
BKBCopyD.exe in the Batch Management Packages in Yokogawa CENTUM CS 3000 through R3.09.50 and CENTUM VP through R4.03.00 and R5.x through R5.04.00, and Exaopc through R3.72.10, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a RETR operation, write to arbitrary files via a STOR operation, or obtain sensitive database-location information via a PMODE operation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0784.
Affected vendor
Yokogawa
Affected product
Exaopc
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
Published
2014-12-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-5208

  • Confirm whether Yokogawa Exaopc is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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