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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-2865 · published 15 April 2014

CVE-2014-2865: Paperthin commonspot content server permissions and access controls vulnerability

Paperthin · Commonspot Content Server

PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a '\0' character, as demonstrated by using this character within a pathname on the drive containing the web root directory of a ColdFusion installation.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.4% · top 16.4% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a '\0' character, as demonstrated by using this character within a pathname on the drive containing the web root directory of a ColdFusion installation.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437385 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437385 US Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-2865), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.