# CVE-2014-9712: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote administrators can read arbitrary files and obtain passwords via a crafted path in Websense TRITON V-Series appliances.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w4v8-m592-gcjm

## What is CVE-2014-9712?

CVE-2014-9712 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Websense TRITON V-Series appliances before 7.8.3 Hotfix 03 and 7.8.4 before Hotfix 01 allow remote administrators to read arbitrary files and obtain passwords via a crafted path.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9712?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Websense V-Series Appliances.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-9712 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-2772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2772/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-2770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2770/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-2773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2773/): SVM in Websense TRITON V-Series appliances before 8.0.0 allows attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors. (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9712 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9712 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9712 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-2014-9712/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9712/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9712
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9712
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9712

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9712/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.