CVE-2014-2235

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Published Mar 5, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Askbot before 0.7.49 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the question search form.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:askbot:askbot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-2275	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Askbot before 0.7.49 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the question search form.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.925% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/57163
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65885
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1070852
https://github.com/ASKBOT/askbot-devel/commit/876e3662ff6b78cc6241338c15e3a0cb49edf4e2

History

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Subscriptions

Askbot Askbot

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:05 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Mar 5, 2014, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:05 AM
Reserved: Feb 28, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 5, 2014, 4:37 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:06 AM

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