CVE-2014-1217
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLivetecs Timelive before 6.2.8 does not properly restrict access to systemsetting.aspx, which allows remote attackers to change configurations and obtain the database connection string and credentials via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceLivetecs Timelive before version 6.2.8 lacks proper authorization controls on the systemsetting.aspx page, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to directly access this sensitive configuration endpoint. Attackers can exploit this to view and modify system settings, including extracting database connection strings and credentials stored in cleartext.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.81= 2.91= 2.94= 3.0.1= 3.0.3= 3.0.5= 3.1.1= 3.2.1= 3.5.1= 3.6.1= 3.7.1= 3.8.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Timelive versionLocate the Timelive application version information, typically found in the application header, footer, About page, or version.txt file within the web rootAffected if The installed version matches any of these: 2.81, 2.91, 2.94, 3.0.1, 3.0.3, 3.0.5, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.5.1, 3.6.1, 3.7.1, 3.8.1, or is otherwise earlier than 6.2.8
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Test unauthenticated access to systemsetting.aspxUsing a web browser or curl command, attempt to navigate to /systemsetting.aspx on the Timelive host without providing any login credentialsAffected if The page loads and displays content rather than redirecting to a login page or returning a 401/403 error
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Verify sensitive configuration is exposedIf systemsetting.aspx is accessible, examine the page content for database connection strings, credentials, or other sensitive system settings stored in cleartextAffected if The page exposes database connection strings, usernames, passwords, or other sensitive configuration data without requiring authentication
The environment is affected if the Timelive version is earlier than 6.2.8 and the systemsetting.aspx page can be accessed and exposes sensitive configuration without authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Timelive 6.2.8 or later which implements proper access restrictions. Alternatively, immediately restrict access to systemsetting.aspx through web server configuration (IP restrictions, authentication requirements) until the upgrade can be deployed.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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