# CVE-2014-2205: XML external entity in n/a

> Authenticated users with dashboard permissions can read arbitrary files via crafted XML in McAfee ePO Import and Export Framework.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/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:** 26 Feb 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75mf-4cr8-98gx

## What is CVE-2014-2205?

CVE-2014-2205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 26 Feb 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Import and Export Framework in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) before 4.6.7 Hotfix 940148 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to add dashboards to read arbitrary files by importing a crafted XML file, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2205?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator

- [CVE-2016-8027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8027/): SQL injection in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.3.2 and earlier and 5.1.3 and earlier (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5156/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0690/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1498/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2015-8765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8765/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2205 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 26 Feb 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-2014-2205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator. 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-2014-2205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2205/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2205
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2205
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2205

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2205/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.