CVE-2014-1649

high
Published 2014-05-16 ยท Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
8.9

Description

The server in Symantec Workspace Streaming (SWS) before 7.5.0.749 allows remote attackers to access files and functionality by sending a crafted XMLRPC request over HTTPS.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-33521 remote multiple verified
Metasploit ยท 2014-05-26

Symantec Workspace Streaming - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit)

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Metasploit modules

Symantec Workspace Streaming ManagementAgentServer.putFile XMLRPC Request Arbitrary File Upload
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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
symantecworkspace_streaming{"endIncluding":"7.5.0"}
symantecworkspace_streaming6.1

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.