# CVE-2014-2858: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the Grails Resources plugin to access sensitive information without authentication.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q8vx-8qj8-5m82

## What is CVE-2014-2858?

CVE-2014-2858 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Resources plugin 1.0.0 before 1.2.6 for Pivotal Grails 2.0.0 through 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors related to a "configured block." NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2014-0053 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2858?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Gopivotal Grails, Gopivotal Grails-Resources.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2858?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2858 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2858 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2858 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-6521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6521/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-0053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0053/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2014-2857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2857/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2858 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2858 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 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-2014-2858 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-2014-2858/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2858/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2858
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2858
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2858

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2858/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.