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CVE-2014-9436

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in SysAid On-Premise before 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in SysAid On-Premise before 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a \\\\ (four backslashes) in the fileName parameter to getRdsLogFile.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.14538
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
sysaid<= 14.4
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
webappsSysAid Server - Arbitrary File Disclosure2014-12-23
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · SysAid-Server-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 35593www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD02 Jan 2015 · 07:59 PM
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/99Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99456
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