# CVE-2014-6114: XML external entity in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via XML External Entity injection in IBM WebSphere Operational Decision Management.

- **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:** 11 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73gm-6p92-7hc9

## What is CVE-2014-6114?

CVE-2014-6114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Hosted Transparent Decision Service in the Rule Execution Server in IBM WebSphere ILOG JRules 7.1 before MP1 FP5 IF43; WebSphere Operational Decision Management 7.5 before FP3 IF41; and Operational Decision Manager 8.0 before MP1 FP2 IF34, 8.5 before MP1 FP1 IF43, and 8.6 before IF8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, 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-2014-6114?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Ibm Operational Decision Manager, Ibm Websphere Ilog Jrules, Ibm Websphere Operational Decision Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-6114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-6114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-22320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22320/): IBM Operational Decision Manager code execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-22319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22319/): IBM Operational Decision Manager JDNI injection (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-2824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2824/): IBM Operational Decision Manager HTTP open redirect (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2018-1821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1821/): XML external entity in Operational Decision Management (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-1551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1551/): IBM Operational Decision Manager cross-site scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-6114 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-6114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 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-2014-6114 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-2014-6114/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6114/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6114
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6114
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-6114

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