# CVE-2014-4769: XML external entity in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files or access intranet servers via XML External Entity injection in IBM WebSphere Commerce.

- **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:** 5 Nov 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8hw7-7h75-8xrp

## What is CVE-2014-4769?

CVE-2014-4769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM WebSphere Commerce 6.x through 6.0.0.11 and 7.x through 7.0.0.8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Commerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-4769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-3298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3298/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3577/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-6973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6973/): Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Commerce 6.0 before 6.0.0.7 have unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-6090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6090/): Information disclosure in WebSphere Commerce Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-5007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5007/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-4769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 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-2014-4769 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-2014-4769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4769/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4769

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4769/
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