# CVE-2014-8924: XML external entity in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via XML External Entity injection in IBM License Metric Tool.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 May 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xchp-v76c-8jf6

## What is CVE-2014-8924?

CVE-2014-8924 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The server in IBM License Metric Tool 7.2.2 before IF15 and 7.5 before IF24 and Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed 7.2.2 before IF15 and 7.5 before IF24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8924?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm License Metric Tool, Ibm Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8924?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8924 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8924 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-36352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36352/): IBM License Metric Tool cross-site scripting (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-43044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43044/): IBM License Metric Tool directory traversal (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-36351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36351/): IBM License Metric Tool bypass security (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2015-4929](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4929/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.0)
- [CVE-2014-4776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4776/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8924 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8924 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8924 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-2014-8924/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8924/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8924
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8924
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8924

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8924/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.