# CVE-2014-125059: sternenseemann sternenblog main.c blog_index file inclusion

> Remote attackers with permissions can exploit file inclusion in sternenblog to read arbitrary files, though exploitation is difficult and theoretical.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 7 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w62c-99j3-8frh

## What is CVE-2014-125059?

CVE-2014-125059 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in sternenseemann sternenblog, published on 7 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in sternenseemann sternenblog. This issue affects the function blog_index of the file main.c. The manipulation of the argument post_path leads to file inclusion. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 0.1.0 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is cf715d911d8ce17969a7926dea651e930c27e71a. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217613 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This case is rather theoretical and probably won't happen. Maybe only on obscure Web servers.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125059?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sternenblog Project Sternenblog.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-125059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-125059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-125059 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-125059 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in sternenseemann sternenblog, published on 7 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: sternenseemann sternenblog. 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-2014-125059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125059/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125059
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125059
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-125059

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125059/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.