# CVE-2018-14886: Path traversal in n/a

> Privileged authenticated users can read local files via crafted module descriptions due to enabled RST local file inclusion.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 28 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3h3h-vg74-fvqw

## What is CVE-2018-14886?

CVE-2018-14886 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Odoo Odoo, published on 28 Jun 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The module-description renderer in Odoo Community 11.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 11.0 and earlier does not disable RST's local file inclusion, which allows privileged authenticated users to read local files via a crafted module description.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14886?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Odoo Odoo.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-14886?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-14886 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Odoo Odoo

- [CVE-2020-29396](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29396/): Code injection in Odoo Community (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2018-14885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14885/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-10804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10804/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-14860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14860/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2017-10805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10805/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-14886 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-14886 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Odoo Odoo, published on 28 Jun 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Odoo Odoo. 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-2018-14886/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14886/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14886
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14886
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14886

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.