# CVE-2014-5236: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read application files by exploiting path traversal vulnerabilities in document conversion features of Open-Xchange AppSuite.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 31 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4rcc-r44q-jpcm

## What is CVE-2014-5236?

CVE-2014-5236 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 31 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in documentconverter in Open-Xchange (OX) AppSuite before 7.4.2-rev10 and 7.6.x before 7.6.0-rev10 allow remote attackers to read application files via a full pathname in a crafted (1) OLE Object or (2) image in an OpenDocument text file.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5236?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5236?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5236 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-5236 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite

- [CVE-2017-13667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13667/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-12645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12645/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7158/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-17060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17060/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5210/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5236 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5236 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 31 Jan 2020. 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-2014-5236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite. 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-2014-5236/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5236/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5236
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5236
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5236

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5236/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.