# CVE-2014-6182: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the Process Center export function.

- **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:** 17 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-88x4-9cj9-9453

## What is CVE-2014-6182?

CVE-2014-6182 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Business Process Manager, published on 17 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in an export function in the Process Center in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 8.0.x through 8.0.1.3 and 8.5.x through 8.5.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URL.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6182?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Business Process Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-6182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-6182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Business Process Manager

- [CVE-2015-1961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1961/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2017-1769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1769/): Cross-site request forgery in Business Process Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1539/): Privilege escalation in Business Process Manager Advanced (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1527/): XML external entity in Business Process Manager Advanced (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2015-7441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7441/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-6182 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-6182 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Business Process Manager, published on 17 Dec 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-2014-6182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Business Process Manager. 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-2014-6182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6182/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6182
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6182
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-6182

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