CVE-2014-6166

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-6166
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-18 16:59:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Communications Enabled Applications (CEA) service in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.x before 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4, and Feature Pack for CEA 1.x before 1.0.0.15, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.3 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.4 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.5 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.6 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.7 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.8 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.9 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.5.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.5.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.1 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.2 All All All
Application Ibm Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
IBM Security Bulletin: Potential Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.4 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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