# CVE-2014-2180: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can upload files to arbitrary paths in Cisco Unified Contact Center Express due to improper parameter validation.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/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:** 29 Apr 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c2gv-m57j-hq74

## What is CVE-2014-2180?

CVE-2014-2180 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Document Management component in Cisco Unified Contact Center Express does not properly validate a parameter, which allows remote authenticated users to upload files to arbitrary pathnames via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCun74133.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2180?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise, Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Editor Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5539/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2020-3163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3163/): Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Denial of Service Vulnerability (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2025-20242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20242/): Missing authorization in Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-1439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1439/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-6626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6626/): Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Finesse for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2180 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2180 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 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-2014-2180 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-2014-2180/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2180/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2180
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2180
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2180

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