# CVE-2019-14701: Path traversal in n/a

> Attackers can cause denial of service on MicroDigital N-series cameras by triggering arbitrary file reads via path traversal in the TZ parameter.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7pjw-w4q3-2m73

## What is CVE-2019-14701?

CVE-2019-14701 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered on MicroDigital N-series cameras with firmware through 6400.0.8.5. An attacker can trigger read operations on an arbitrary file via Path Traversal in the TZ parameter, but cannot retrieve the data that is read. This causes a denial of service if the filename is, for example, /dev/random.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14701?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microdigital Mdc-N2190v Firmware, Microdigital Mdc-N4090 Firmware, Microdigital Mdc-N4090w Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-14701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-14698](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14698/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14699/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14702/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14704/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-14708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14708/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14701 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14701 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14701 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-2019-14701/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14701/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14701
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14701
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14701

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