# CVE-2014-2196: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Cisco WAAS devices if SharePoint prefetch optimization is enabled, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84xf-fv65-wjp3

## What is CVE-2014-2196?

CVE-2014-2196 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) 5.1.1 before 5.1.1e, when SharePoint prefetch optimization is enabled, allows remote SharePoint servers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed response, aka Bug ID CSCue18479.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2196?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Wide Area Application Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2196?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-3443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3443/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-3923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3923/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-6421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6421/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-6628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6628/): Denial of service in Cisco Wide Area Application Services SMART-SSL Accelerator (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2018-0352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0352/): Privilege escalation in Cisco Wide Area Application Services unknown (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2196 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2196 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2014. 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-2014-2196 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-2014-2196/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2196/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2196
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2196
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2196

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2196/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.