# CVE-2014-0888: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can bypass application-authenticity checks in IBM Worklight Foundation, undermining mobile app security controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2cx9-65x8-28cx

## What is CVE-2014-0888?

CVE-2014-0888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Worklight Foundation 5.x and 6.x before 6.2.0.0, as used in Worklight and Mobile Foundation, allows remote authenticated users to bypass the application-authenticity feature via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0888?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Mobile Foundation, Ibm Worklight.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0888?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0888 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-4229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4229/): Auth bypass in MobileFirst Platform Foundation (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2013-5391](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5391/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0888 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0888 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-2014-0888/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0888/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0888
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0888
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0888

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0888/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.