# CVE-2014-0954: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit unvalidated JSP includes in IBM WebSphere Portal to access sensitive data or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 May 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97pp-g992-7v6w

## What is CVE-2014-0954?

CVE-2014-0954 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, published on 22 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF28, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF12 does not validate JSP includes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, bypass intended request-dispatcher access restrictions, or cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0954?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0954?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0954 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Portal

- [CVE-2008-5675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5675/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-1156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1156/): Open redirect in WebSphere Portal (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2013-2951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2951/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-7419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7419/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-1943](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1943/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0954 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0954 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Portal, published on 22 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Websphere Portal. 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-2014-0954/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0954/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0954
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0954
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0954

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0954/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.