# CVE-2014-2535: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on McAfee Web Gateway via crafted requests to the web filtering port.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/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:** 18 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cjvp-xw2h-c8v3

## What is CVE-2014-2535?

CVE-2014-2535 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) 7.4.x before 7.4.1, 7.3.x before 7.3.2.6, and 7.2.0.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted request to the web filtering port.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2535?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Web Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2535?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-23885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23885/): Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) UI (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2020-7293](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7293/): Web Gateway (MWG) - Privilege Escalation vulnerability (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2019-3638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3638/): Web Gateway (MWG) - Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-3639](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3639/): MWG UI: Cross-Frame Scripting vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-1254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1254/): SWG URL redirection vulnerability (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2535 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2535 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 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-2014-2535 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-2014-2535/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2535/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2535
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2535
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2535

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