Enterprise Content Delivery SystemApplication · Cisco
CVE-2014-8019
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 Cisco Enterprise Content Delivery System (ECDS) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCuo90148.
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 Cisco Enterprise Content Delivery System (ECDS) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using '..' sequences in crafted URLs to escape the web root and access sensitive system files.
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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
Enterprise Content Delivery SystemApplication
all 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
- 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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Confirm Cisco ECDS installationCheck running services or installed packages for 'cisco' 'ecds' or 'enterprise content delivery' - look for ECDS processes listening on web ports (typically 80/443)Affected if Cisco ECDS software is installed and running as a web service
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Identify ECDS web interface accessibilityReview network firewall rules, ACLs, or reverse proxy configurations to determine if the ECDS web interface is exposed to network attackersAffected if The ECDS web interface is reachable from untrusted networks without strong input validation at the perimeter
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Test for directory traversal vulnerabilitySend HTTP GET requests to the ECDS web server with paths containing '..' sequences (e.g., /.. /.. /etc/passwd or similar) and observe if files outside the web root are returnedAffected if Requests with '..' sequences successfully return files from outside the intended web document root, confirming the traversal flaw is present
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Check for sensitive file accessIf traversal is confirmed, verify whether critical system files such as /etc/passwd, configuration files, or credentials can be retrieved via crafted URLsAffected if The server returns content from sensitive system files or configuration directories when using '..' in the URL path
A defender is affected if Cisco ECDS is installed, its web interface is accessible, and URL path traversal using '..' sequences returns files outside the web root.
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 vendor patches for CSCuo90148. If no patch available, implement strict input validation to reject URLs containing '..' path traversal sequences and enforce allowed directory paths.
Fix this in Enterprise Content Delivery System
Scoped from the published advisory
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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-2014-8019 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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