CVE-2014-6166 XML external entity in n/a

What is CVE-2014-6166?

CVE-2014-6166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 18 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Communications Enabled Applications (CEA) service in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.x before 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4, and Feature Pack for CEA 1.x before 1.0.0.15, 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6166?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2014-6166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-6166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server

• CVE-2015-1920 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2013-0462 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2011-1377 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3186 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2009-1899 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 10.0

All Ibm Websphere Application Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-3jf4-5q72-7r87.