Owncloud ServerApplication · Owncloud
CVE-2014-2053
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 · uneditedgetID3() before 1.9.8, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
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 confidencegetID3() before version 1.9.8 contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability when processing XML files. This allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem, cause denial of service, or potentially execute other attacks by crafting malicious XML with external entity references.
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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
Owncloud ServerApplication
<= 5.0.14= 5.0.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2= 5.0.3= 5.0.4= 5.0.5= 5.0.6= 5.0.7= 5.0.8= 5.0.9= 5.0.10<= 1.9.7= 1.9.0= 1.9.1= 1.9.2= 1.9.3= 1.9.4= 1.9.5= 1.9.6CVSS 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 if getID3 library is presentSearch for the getID3 library in your web application directory, typically in vendor folders, libraries, or third-party includes. Look for files named 'getid3' or 'getid3.php'.Affected if The getID3 library is found in the environment and its version is 1.9.7 or earlier, or the version cannot be determined and is below 1.9.8
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Determine the installed getID3 versionLocate the getID3 version file or header comment within the library. Common locations include a version.php file, the main getid3.php file, or a composer.json file if installed via Composer. Check for a version identifier in the source code.Affected if The version is 1.9.7 or lower, or the version cannot be confirmed as 1.9.8 or later
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Identify if ownCloud is deployedCheck if the environment runs ownCloud Server by looking for ownCloud-specific directories (like 'owncloud', 'OC'), configuration files, or the presence of ownCloud-specific PHP files in the web root.Affected if ownCloud Server is installed and its version is 5.0.14 or lower (versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.10 are explicitly listed as affected)
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Verify XML file processing capability is in useDetermine if the application processes XML files through getID3. This may involve reviewing application logs, checking for XML upload functionality, or examining code that calls getID3 to process audio/video metadata from XML sources.Affected if The application uses getID3 to process XML files, which triggers the vulnerable XML parser configuration
The environment is affected if getID3 version 1.9.7 or earlier is present, or if ownCloud Server version 5.0.14 or earlier (specifically 5.0.0-5.0.10) is deployed, and XML files are processed through the getID3 library.
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 getID3() library to version 1.9.8 or later. For ownCloud deployments, upgrade to version 5.0.15 or 6.0.2 or later which include the patched library. Additionally, disable external entity processing in the XML parser configuration as a defense-in-depth measure.
Fix this in Owncloud Server
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-2053 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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