# CVE-2017-14754: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability in the xPression web application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-492f-73jw-9864

## What is CVE-2017-14754?

CVE-2017-14754 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenText Document Sciences xPression (formerly EMC Document Sciences xPression) v4.5SP1 Patch 13 (older versions might be affected as well) is prone to Arbitrary File Read: /xAdmin/html/cm_datasource_group_xsd.jsp, parameter: xsd_datasource_schema_file filename. In order for this vulnerability to be exploited, an attacker must authenticate to the application first.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14754?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opentext Document Sciences Xpression.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-14759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14759/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14757](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14757/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-14758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14758/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-14960](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14960/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-14755](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14755/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14754 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14754 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14754 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-2017-14754/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14754/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14754
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14754
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14754

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14754/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.