# CVE-2014-8072: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass authorization checks to access administrative data via direct requests to the admin endpoint.

- **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:** 23 Oct 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fpr2-4824-6px3

## What is CVE-2014-8072?

CVE-2014-8072 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The administration module in OpenMRS 2.1 Standalone Edition allows remote authenticated users to obtain read access via a direct request to /admin.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8072?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openmrs Openmrs.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8072?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8072 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2017-12796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12796/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-40076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40076/): OpenMRS Core arbitrary file write and code execution via Zip Slip in module upload (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-40075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40075/): OpenMRS Core arbitrary file read via path traversal in ModuleResourcesServlet (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8072 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8072 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 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-2014-8072 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-2014-8072/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8072/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8072
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8072
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8072

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8072/
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