Dell/Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance prior 5.4.76849/5.5.90547 download_agent.php unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Dell/Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance. The affected element is an unknown function of the file download_agent.php. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-125113. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dell/Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file download_agent.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented by Bradley Austin. It is possible to read the advisory at raw.githubusercontent.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-125113 since 07/23/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:download_agent.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 5.4.76849 or 5.5.90547 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (39693). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance 5.4.76849/5.5.90547

Timelineinfo

07/23/2025 CVE reserved
08/05/2025 +13 days Advisory disclosed
08/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/05/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: raw.githubusercontent.com
Researcher: Bradley Austin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-125113 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-125113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318863
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2025 22:35
Changes: 08/05/2025 22:35 (72)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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