CVE-2014-5214

Exp

nps/servlet/webacc in iManager in the Administration Console server in NetIQ Access Manager (NAM) 4.x before 4.0.1 HF3 allows remote authenticated novlwww users to read arbitrary files via a query parameter containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Published: 2014-12-23 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-5214 is rated Exploit Available (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.50%). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-5214

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5214

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.43% 0.50% +0.07%
2 2025-03-29 0.50% 0.43% -0.07%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.50% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5214

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5214

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-5214

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5214

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microfocus access_manager 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus access_manager 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:access_manager:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5214

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