CVE-2014-4882
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 · uneditedAptexx Resident Anywhere does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data via a direct request.
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 confidenceAptexx Resident Anywhere contains a broken access control vulnerability where the application fails to enforce authentication on certain endpoints or functions. Attackers can send direct requests to access sensitive information or modify data without any credentials, exploiting the missing authentication checks.
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 dataall 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
- 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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Confirm Aptexx Resident Anywhere installationIdentify if Aptexx Resident Anywhere is deployed in your environment by checking installed applications, web server directories, or consulting your software inventoryAffected if The product is present in your environment
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Locate the application web interfaceIdentify the URL/hostname where Aptexx Resident Anywhere is accessible - typically on ports 80/443 or a configured web server portAffected if You can access the application's web interface via HTTP/HTTPS
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Test unauthenticated endpoint accessAttempt to access known application paths and endpoints (such as /admin, /user, /data, /reports, /api endpoints) directly without providing any login credentialsAffected if Any sensitive endpoint returns valid content or allows data access without requiring authentication
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Check for authentication enforcement in configurationReview application configuration files or settings panels to verify if authentication is enforced on all endpoints, particularly for sensitive functions like data viewing or modificationAffected if Configuration shows missing or disabled authentication checks on certain endpoints
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Review access logs for unauthenticated requestsExamine application and web server logs for successful requests to sensitive areas that occurred without corresponding authentication events or session tokensAffected if Logs show successful access to sensitive functions without prior authentication events
If Aptexx Resident Anywhere is present and any endpoint or function allows access or data retrieval without authentication credentials, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 proper authentication enforcement across all application endpoints and functions. All sensitive operations and data access should require valid user authentication before allowing access or modifications.
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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-2014-4882 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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