CVE-2014-2044
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before 5.0, when running on...
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before 5.0, when running on Windows, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, upload files with arbitrary names, and execute arbitrary code via an Alternate Data Stream (ADS) syntax in the filename parameter, as demonstrated using .htaccess::$DATA to upload a PHP program.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before 5.0, when running on Windows, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, upload files with arbitrary names, and execute arbitrary code via an Alternate Data Stream (ADS) syntax in the filename parameter, as demonstrated using .htaccess::$DATA to upload a PHP program.
- Record
CVE-2014-2044- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before 5.0, when running on Windows, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, upload files with arbitrary names, and execute arbitrary code via an Alternate Data Stream (ADS) syntax in the filename parameter, as demonstrated using .htaccess::$DATA to upload a PHP program.
- Record
CVE-2014-2044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-2096 No score
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before 5.0, when running on Windows, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, upload files with arbitrary names, and execute arbitrary code via an Alternate Data Stream (ADS) syntax in the filename parameter, as demonstrated using .htaccess::$DATA to upload a PHP program.
- Record
EUVD-2014-2096- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mmx-4r9c-p6f8 No score
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before 5.0, when running on...
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in ajax/upload.php in ownCloud before 5.0, when running on Windows, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, upload files with arbitrary names, and execute arbitrary code via an Alternate Data Stream (ADS) syntax in the filename parameter, as demonstrated using .htaccess::$DATA to upload a PHP program.
- Record
GHSA-3mmx-4r9c-p6f8- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | ownCloud 4.0.x/4.5.x - 'upload.php?Filename' Remote Code Execution | 2014-03-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-2044 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Owncloud, published October 6, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.