# CVE-2014-8839: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can discover recipient IP addresses by sending HTML emails with inline images, bypassing Mail's remote content settings.

- **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 needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mprw-45g6-vv6w

## What is CVE-2014-8839?

CVE-2014-8839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 30 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration, which allows remote attackers to discover recipient IP addresses by including an inline image in an HTML e-mail message and logging HTTP requests for this image's URL.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8839?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Mac Os X.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8839 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 30 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. 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-2014-8839/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8839/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8839
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8839
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8839

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8839/
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