CVE-2014-3059
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Administrative Console on the IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance 2.5 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging access to an eXtreme Scale distributed ObjectGrid network.
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 confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in the Administrative Console of IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance version 2.5 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges by leveraging access to an eXtreme Scale distributed ObjectGrid network. The vulnerability enables privilege escalation to full administrative access.
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= 2.5.0.0all versionsCVSS 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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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Confirm IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 is in useIdentify the appliance in your environment and verify it is the IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 modelAffected if The appliance is an IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 device
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Check the installed firmware versionAccess the appliance management interface or use CLI command 'show version' to determine the firmware versionAffected if Firmware version is 2.5.0.0 or any version of WebSphere DataPower XC10 (as 'all versions' is listed as affected)
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Verify Administrative Console accessibilityCheck if the Administrative Console web interface (default ports 443, 8443) is exposed to network segments accessible to attackersAffected if Administrative Console is reachable from network segments that include untrusted systems
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Assess eXtreme Scale ObjectGrid network exposureDetermine if the eXtreme Scale ObjectGrid infrastructure ports (typically 2809, 2810, or custom ObjectGrid listener ports) are accessible from untrusted network segmentsAffected if The ObjectGrid distributed network is accessible to remote attackers beyond trusted internal systems
A user is affected if they operate any version of IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 with an accessible Administrative Console and an exposed eXtreme Scale ObjectGrid network to untrusted access points.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 to a patched version beyond 2.5 and restrict network access to the eXtreme Scale ObjectGrid infrastructure to trusted internal systems only.
Apply the IBM-provided patch from support document swg21685705 - contact IBM support for the specific fixed firmware version
- Review the IBM support document at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685705 for the specific patch or firmware update addressing CVE-2014-3059
- Apply the IBM-provided fix for the WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance
- After applying the patch, verify that the Administrative Console access controls are properly configured to prevent unauthorized administrative privilege escalation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-3059 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.
- 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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