# CVE-2014-0087: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass authorization checks in ManageIQ to gain unauthorized privileges due to improper RBAC implementation.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-662v-625c-j7qp

## What is CVE-2014-0087?

CVE-2014-0087 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The check_privileges method in vmdb/app/controllers/application_controller.rb in ManageIQ, as used in Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine (CFME), allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorization and gain privileges by leveraging improper RBAC checking, related to the rbac_user_edit action.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0087?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0087?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2014-0087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-2068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2068/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2014-8164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8164/): Security feature bypass in Red Hat CloudForms (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-14324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14324/): Command injection in CloudForms (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2016-7040](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7040/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2013-4172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4172/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0087 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0087/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0087

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