# CVE-2014-2119: File upload in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can upload a modified database file via FTP to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on Cisco Email Security Appliances.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 20 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7m9c-8f2j-35mp

## What is CVE-2014-2119?

CVE-2014-2119 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The End User Safelist/Blocklist (aka SLBL) service in Cisco AsyncOS Software for Email Security Appliance (ESA) before 7.6.3-023 and 8.x before 8.0.1-023 and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) before 7.9.1-110 and 8.x before 8.1.1-013 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via an FTP session that uploads a modified SLBL database file, aka Bug IDs CSCug79377 and CSCug80118.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2119?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Cisco Content Security Management Appliance, Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware, Cisco Ironport Asyncos.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-6321](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6321/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-5537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5537/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-2183](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2183/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-3395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3395/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2021-1447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1447/): Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2119 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2014-2119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2119

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2119/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.