CVE-2014-9436 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the getRdsLogFile endpoint, exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-9436?
CVE-2014-9436 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2015. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in SysAid On-Premise before 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a \\\\ (four backslashes) in the fileName parameter to getRdsLogFile.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9436?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sysaid Sysaid.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9436?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9436 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-9436 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9436 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2025-2777 SysAid On-Prem <= 23.3.40 lshw Proceessing XML External Entity Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w2fm-m835-p5x2.