CVE-2014-8890
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4 allows remote attackers to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8890- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8890- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8717 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8717- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvfr-2g2r-mj86 No score
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4 allows remote attackers to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hvfr-2g2r-mj86- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8890 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published December 18, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21963275
securitytracker.com/id/1033384
securityfocus.com/bid/71834
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99009
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8890
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvfr-2g2r-mj86