# CVE-2014-125060: holdennb CollabCal calenderServer.cpp handleGet improper authentication

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in the CollabCal calendar server's handleGet function, requiring a patch to secure access.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rp39-4v75-4gx6

## What is CVE-2014-125060?

CVE-2014-125060 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in holdennb CollabCal, published on 7 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in holdennb CollabCal. Affected is the function handleGet of the file calenderServer.cpp. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The patch is identified as b80f6d1893607c99e5113967592417d0fe310ce6. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217614 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125060?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Collabcal Project Collabcal.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-125060?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125060 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-125060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-125060 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-125060 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in holdennb CollabCal, published on 7 Jan 2023. 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-2014-125060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: holdennb CollabCal. 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-2014-125060/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125060/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125060
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125060
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-125060

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125060/
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