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CVE-2014-6182

Directory traversal vulnerability in an export function in the Process Center in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 8.0.x through 8.0.1.3 and 8.5.x through 8.5.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URL.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-6182 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-12-17T00:59:01.220

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.3	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.5.0	Yes

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR51234 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21692540 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031379 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98518 ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR51234 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21692540 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031379 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98518 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.