CVE-2014-3914 Path traversal in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers with admin access can traverse directories to read, write, delete, or execute arbitrary files on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-3914?

CVE-2014-3914 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Admin Center for Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) in Rocket ServerGraph 1.2 allows remote attackers to (1) create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the query parameter in a writeDataFile action to the fileRequestor servlet, execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the query parameter in a (2) run or (3) runClear action to the fileRequestor servlet, (4) read arbitrary files via a readDataFile action to the fileRequestor servlet, (5) execute arbitrary code via a save_server_groups action to the userRequest servlet, or (6) delete arbitrary files via a del action in the fileRequestServlet servlet.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3914?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rocketsoftware Rocket Servergraph.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3914?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3914 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2014-3914 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-3914 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-327g-jwqc-c8jp.

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