# CVE-2014-1222: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the file download parameter of the KCFinder component.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 12 Aug 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p8c7-34p7-r42c

## What is CVE-2014-1222?

CVE-2014-1222 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vtiger Vtiger Crm, published on 12 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in kcfinder/browse.php in Vtiger CRM before 6.0.0 Security patch 1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter in a download action.  NOTE: it is likely that this issue is actually in the KCFinder third-party component, and it affects additional products besides Vtiger CRM.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1222?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vtiger Vtiger Crm.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-1222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-1222 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-1222 exists.

Public exploit code:

- KCFinder 2.51 - Local File Disclosure (exploitdb)
- vTiger CRM 5.4.0/6.0 RC/6.0.0 GA - 'browse.php' Local File Inclusion (exploitdb)
- Fiyo CMS 2.0.1.8 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Vtiger Vtiger Crm

- [CVE-2020-22807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22807/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-3215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3215/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-3214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3214/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2009-3250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3250/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2009-3258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3258/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-1222 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-1222 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Vtiger Vtiger Crm, published on 12 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-1222 exists.

Affected product: Vtiger Vtiger Crm. 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-2014-1222/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1222/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1222
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1222
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-1222

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1222/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.