CVE-2014-8555

Progress OpenEdge 11.2 - Path Traversal via reportViewAction.jsp Selection Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-8555. PoCs published by XLabs Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Progress OpenEdge 11.2. It provides example URLs to exploit the vulnerability and retrieve sensitive files like `win.ini`.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in report/reportViewAction.jsp in Progress Software OpenEdge 11.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the selection parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by XLabs Security · textwebappsjsp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35127

This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Progress OpenEdge 11.2. It provides example URLs to exploit the vulnerability and retrieve sensitive files like `win.ini`.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Progress OpenEdge 11.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Progress OpenEdge 11.2 running on the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35127
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://www.xlabs.com.br/blog/?p=256
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35207

Scores

EPSS 0.0745
EPSS Percentile 93.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
progress/openedge 11.2
Published Nov 12, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026