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CVE-2014-3088

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

stconf.nsf in IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.1 relies on the client to validate the file format used in wAttach?OpenForm multipart/form-data POST requests, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended upload restrictions by modifying the Content-Type header and file extension, as demonstrated by replacing a text/plain .txt upload with an application/octet-stream .exe upload.

Affected products

• IBM Sametime Meeting Server: 8.5.1

References

• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0747.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127294
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127829/IBM-Sametime-Meet-Server-8.5-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68291
• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0747.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127294
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127829/IBM-Sametime-Meet-Server-8.5-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68291

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