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CVE-2014-6166

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 2.01%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-12-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2014-6166
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
2.01%

Original NVD Description

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.