# CVE-2014-2585: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated users can mount the local filesystem via the file_external app, allowing unauthorized access to server files.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/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:** 23 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fr3p-2ww9-w35r

## What is CVE-2014-2585?

CVE-2014-2585 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud Server, published on 23 Mar 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ownCloud before 5.0.15 and 6.x before 6.0.2, when the file_external app is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to mount the local filesystem in the user's ownCloud via the mount configuration.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2585?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Owncloud Owncloud Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2585?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Owncloud Owncloud Server

- [CVE-2023-49105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49105/): ownCloud Improper Authentication (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-7699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7699/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2015-6500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6500/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-2051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2051/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-2054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2054/): PHPExcel vulnerable to XXE attacks through libxml (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2585 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2585 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud Server, published on 23 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-2014-2585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Owncloud Owncloud Server. 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-2014-2585/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2585/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2585
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2585
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2585

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2585/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.