# CVE-2014-8727: Path traversal in n/a

> Privileged local users can enumerate and delete arbitrary files via path traversal in F5 BIG-IP management interfaces.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Nov 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-598q-2q8q-vp87

## What is CVE-2014-8727?

CVE-2014-8727 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager, published on 17 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP before 10.2.2 allow local users with the "Resource Administrator" or "Administrator" role to enumerate and delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the name parameter to (1) tmui/Control/jspmap/tmui/system/archive/properties.jsp or (2) tmui/Control/form.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8727?

It affects 1 product.


Products: F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8727?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8727 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8727 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- F5 BIG-IP 10.1.0 - Directory Traversal (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager

- [CVE-2016-5745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5745/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-5936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5936/): Denial of service in BIG-IP LTM (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-6681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6681/): Denial of service in BIG-IP (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-17539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17539/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-6590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6590/): Denial of service in BIG-IP (LTM) (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8727 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8727 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic Manager, published on 17 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: F5 Big-Ip Local Traffic 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-2014-8727/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8727/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8727
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8727
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8727

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8727/
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