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CVE-2014-8890

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging the combination of a servlet's deployment descriptor security constraints and ServletSecurity annotations.

Severity
Medium 5.1
Published
18 Dec 2014
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 83% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-264
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
IBM WebSphere Application ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:ibm:websphere_application_server
  • Version 8.5.5.3
  • Version 8.5.5.2
  • Version 8.5.5.1
  • Version 8.5.5.0
All 7 release lines
  • Version 8.5.0.0
  • Version 8.5.0.1
  • Version 8.5.0.2
  • Version 8.5.5.0
  • Version 8.5.5.1
  • Version 8.5.5.2
  • Version 8.5.5.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8890
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8890