Vulnerabilites related to Dell/Quest - KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance
CVE-2014-125113 (GCVE-0-2014-125113)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-05 19:58
Modified
2025-08-06 13:46
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CWE
Summary
An unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists in Dell (acquired by Quest) KACE K1000 System Management Appliance version 5.0 - 5.3, 5.4 prior to 5.4.76849, and 5.5 prior to 5.5.90547 in the download_agent.php endpoint. An attacker can upload arbitrary PHP files to a temporary web-accessible directory, which are later executed through inclusion in backend code that loads files under attacker-controlled paths.
References
Impacted products
Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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Dell/Quest | KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance |
Version: 5.0 ≤ 5.3 Version: 5.4 ≤ Version: 5.5 ≤ |
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