# CVE-2014-6037: Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentUpload servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer 9.0 build 9002 and 8.2 build 8020 allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2014-10-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the agentUpload servlet in ZOHO ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer 9.0 build 9002 and 8.2 build 8020 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a ZIP file which contains an executable file with .. (dot dot) sequences in its name, then accessing the executable via a direct request to the file under the web root. Fixed in Build 11072.

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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128102/ManageEngine-EventLog-Analyzer-9.9-Authorization-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34519
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/86
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/1
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/3732
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/19
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69482
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/20
- https://www.mogwaisecurity.de/advisories/MSA-2014-01.txt
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110642
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34519
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34670
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/eventlog_file_upload.rb

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