# CVE-2014-1665: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via uploaded filenames in ownCloud, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-994c-3jcg-fx29

## What is CVE-2014-1665?

CVE-2014-1665 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud, published on 20 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ownCloud before 6.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an uploaded file.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1665?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Owncloud Owncloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-1665?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-1665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- ownCloud 6.0.0a - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Owncloud Owncloud

- [CVE-2021-35946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35946/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-2052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2052/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-2048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2048/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-28645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28645/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2015-4718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4718/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-1665 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-1665 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud, published on 20 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Owncloud Owncloud. 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-2014-1665/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1665/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1665
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1665
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-1665

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1665/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.