# CVE-2014-4669: XML external entity in n/a

> Authenticated remote attackers can read arbitrary files via XML External Entity injection in HP Enterprise Maps.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** 28 Jun 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-767h-2m7c-v89j

## What is CVE-2014-4669?

CVE-2014-4669 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HP Enterprise Maps 1.00 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a WSDL document containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference within a GetQuote operation, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4669?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Enterprise Maps.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4669?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4669 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-4669 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-2628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2628/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4669 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-4669 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 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-2014-4669 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-2014-4669/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4669/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4669
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4669
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4669

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4669/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.