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TI-2014-05084 Aliases CVE-2014-6166GHSA-3jf4-5q72-7r87

The Communications Enabled Applications (CEA) service in IBM WebSphere Application Server…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Communications Enabled Applications (CEA) service in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.x before 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4, and Feature Pack for CEA 1.x before 1.0.0.15, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02006 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.9VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.5.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.5.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.5.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5.5.3VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-6166
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jf4-5q72-7r87

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-00403 modules/arch/win32/mod_isapi.c in mod_isapi in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.37 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2019-03185 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03809 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-24648 IBM WebSphere Application Server code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03807 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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