CVE-2014-2610
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 · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in the Content Acceleration Pack (CAP) web application in HP Executive Scorecard 9.40 and 9.41 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, aka ZDI-CAN-2117.
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 confidenceDirectory traversal vulnerability in HP Executive Scorecard's Content Acceleration Pack (CAP) web application allows authenticated remote users to upload executable files to arbitrary directories by manipulating path traversal sequences (e.g., ../../../) in file upload requests, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 9.40= 9.41CVSS 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
- High
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 HP Executive Scorecard versionLocate the installed HP Executive Scorecard application and check its version number (typically found in the application itself, about dialog, or installation directory)Affected if Version is 9.40 or 9.41
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Confirm Content Acceleration Pack (CAP) is installedCheck if the Content Acceleration Pack component is present within the HP Executive Scorecard installationAffected if CAP component is installed and available
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Verify authenticated user access to CAPDetermine if any authenticated user accounts have access to the CAP web application's file upload functionalityAffected if Authenticated users can access the CAP file upload interface
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Inspect upload functionality for path traversal protectionTest or examine the file upload mechanism in CAP to see if path traversal sequences (../../) are sanitized or blockedAffected if Upload mechanism allows path traversal sequences in the upload path
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Review web server or application logsExamine CAP web application logs for any suspicious file upload requests containing traversal patterns like ../Affected if Logs show successful uploads to directories outside the intended upload folder
User is affected if HP Executive Scorecard version 9.40 or 9.41 is running with CAP enabled and authenticated users can access the file upload feature without proper path traversal validation.
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 dataImplement strict input validation on all file upload paths to sanitize traversal sequences; restrict upload directories to non-executable locations; apply principle of least privilege to authenticated user accounts.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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