CVE-2014-5468

HIGH

Railo < 4.2.1.000 - Remote File Inclusion via Thumbnail CFM Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2014-5468. PoCs published by Metasploit, Bryan Alexander <[email protected]>, bperry, including Metasploit module exploits/linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a remote file include vulnerability in Railo (CVE-2014-5468) by leveraging a vulnerable <cffile> tag in thumbnail.cfm to download a malicious PNG file, which is then interpreted as ColdFusion markup to execute arbitrary commands.

Description

A File Inclusion vulnerability exists in Railo 4.2.1 and earlier via a specially-crafted URL request to the thumbnail.cfm to specify a malicious PNG file, which could let a remote malicious user obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34669

This Metasploit module exploits a remote file include vulnerability in Railo (CVE-2014-5468) by leveraging a vulnerable <cffile> tag in thumbnail.cfm to download a malicious PNG file, which is then interpreted as ColdFusion markup to execute arbitrary commands.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Railo 4.2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Railo server · Ability to host a malicious file on an accessible server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Bryan Alexander <[email protected]>, bperry · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/railo_cfml_rfi.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a remote file inclusion vulnerability in Railo 4.2.1 by leveraging a vulnerable <cffile> tag in thumbnail.cfm to download a malicious PNG file, which is then interpreted as a CFM file due to directory traversal, leading to remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Railo 4.2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Railo server · Railo server with vulnerable thumbnail.cfm endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128234/Railo-4.2.1-Remote-File-Inclusion.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34669
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95959
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69761
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2014-5468

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.5172
EPSS Percentile 98.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
getrailo/railo < 4.2.1.000
Published Feb 07, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026