# CVE-2014-0050: Commons FileUpload Denial of service vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-0050-commons-fileupload-denial-of-service-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-12-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-0050 · Severity: info · Published 2018-12-21

Commons FileUpload Denial of service vulnerability

Technologies: [commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/commons-fileupload-commons-fileupload), [org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-tomcat-tomcat). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-0050 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-0050 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-0050?** Informational severity, published 21 December 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.3.1; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0-RC1,fixed=8.0.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-0050?** Yes. commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven): upgrade to 1.3.1 or later; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): upgrade to 8.0.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-0050?** Check whether you run commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven) or org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven): upgrade to 1.3.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload to 1.3.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): upgrade to 8.0.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 8.0.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.3.1
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0-RC1,fixed=8.0.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-0050
- GHSA-xx68-jfcg-xmmf

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