# CVE-2014-9581: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the file manager component of Codiad.

- **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:** 8 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pcxg-9mqj-2f8c

## What is CVE-2014-9581?

CVE-2014-9581 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2015. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in components/filemanager/download.php in Codiad 2.4.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter.  NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly mapped to CVE-2014-1137; see CVE-2014-1137 for more information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9581?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Codiad Codiad.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9581?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9581 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Codiad 2.4.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-19208](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19208/): Code injection in codiad (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-14009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14009/): Codiad remote code execution vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11366](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11366/): Codiad Vulnerable to Shell Command Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-14043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14043/): Codiad CSRF Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-23355](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-23355/): Codiad Vulnerable to PHP Magic Hash Vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9581 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9581 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2015. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9581 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-2014-9581/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9581/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9581
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9581
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9581

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