CVE-2014-3056
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 · uneditedThe Unified Task List (UTL) Portlet for IBM WebSphere Portal 7.x and 8.x through 8.0.0.1 CF12 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about environment variables and JAR versions 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 · moderate confidenceThe Unified Task List (UTL) Portlet in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.x and 8.x through version 8.0.0.1 CF12 contains an information disclosure vulnerability. The portlet exposes sensitive environment variables and JAR version information through unspecified vectors, allowing remote attackers to gather system reconnaissance data.
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= 7.0.0.0= 7.0.0.1= 7.0.0.2= 8.0.0.0= 8.0.0.1= 6.0.1CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 WebSphere Portal versionCheck the installed WebSphere Portal version by reviewing the About WebSphere Portal page in the admin console, or inspect the version file in the PortalServer_root directory (typically in /version/ directory or via the VersionInfo command: ./versionInfo.sh -overview)Affected if The installed version matches 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 8.0.0.0, or 8.0.0.1, or falls within the 7.x or 8.x family up to and including 8.0.0.1 CF12
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Confirm UTL Portlet is deployedCheck for the presence of the Unified Task List Portlet in the WebSphere Portal administration console under Portlet Management, or search for UTL-related WAR files or portlet applications in the PortalServer_root/portlets directoryAffected if The Unified Task List Portlet version 6.0.1 is installed, or any UTL Portlet is present on WebSphere Portal versions 7.x through 8.0.0.1 CF12
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Verify UTL Portlet accessibilityAttempt to access the UTL Portlet via its published URL. The portlet is typically accessed through the /portlet/ path or as a web module. Check if the portlet responds without authentication by attempting to reach common UTL paths such as /portlets/utl or observing if environment variable data is returned in the responseAffected if The UTL Portlet is accessible and responds to requests, exposing environment variables or JAR version information in the response headers or body
Your environment is affected if WebSphere Portal versions 7.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF12 are running with the Unified Task List Portlet deployed and accessible, as this configuration allows exposure of sensitive system reconnaissance data.
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 dataApply the appropriate IBM WebSphere Portal fix pack or cumulative fix that addresses CVE-2014-3056, or upgrade to a version beyond 8.0.0.1 CF12 that includes the security patch.
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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-2014-3056 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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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