# CVE-2014-8017: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can discover backup-encryption passwords in Cisco ISE via crafted requests, exposing sensitive credentials.

- **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 stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mcrg-9w29-v64p

## What is CVE-2014-8017?

CVE-2014-8017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2014. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The periodic-backup feature in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) allows remote attackers to discover backup-encryption passwords via a crafted request that triggers inclusion of a password in a reply, aka Bug ID CSCur41673.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8017?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Identity Services Engine Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8017?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-6323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6323/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-5530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5530/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2018-0413](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0413/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Identity Services Engine unknown (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-3835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3835/): SQL injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-12316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12316/): Auth bypass in Cisco Identity Services Engine (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8017 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2014. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8017 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-2014-8017/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8017/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8017
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8017
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8017

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8017/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.