CVE-2014-1426
get_file_by_name does not check owner
HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: April 22, 2019 at 03:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMetal As a ServiceMetal As a Service
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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A vulnerability in maasserver.api.get_file_by_name of Ubuntu MAAS allows unauthenticated network clients to download any file. This issue affects: Ubuntu MAAS versions prior to 1.9.2.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.9.2
Affected range stops below 1.9.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.9.2
Affected range stops below 1.9.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://launchpad.net/maas/+milestone/1.9.2CVSS
8.6HIGHcanonical
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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