# CVE-2014-9436: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the getRdsLogFile endpoint, exposing sensitive data.

- **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 stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w2fm-m835-p5x2

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9436?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- SysAid Server - Arbitrary File Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-47246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47246/): SysAid Server Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-2775](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2775/): SysAid On-Prem Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-2776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2776/): SysAid On-Prem Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-36393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36393/): SysAid - CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-2777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2777/): SysAid On-Prem <= 23.3.40 lshw Proceessing XML External Entity Injection (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9436 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9436 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-2014-9436/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9436/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9436
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9436
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9436

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9436/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.