CVE-2014-2235

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/57163 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/ASKBOT/askbot-devel/commit/876e3662ff6b78cc6241338c15e3a0cb49edf4e2 patch exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65885 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1070852
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/28/8 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2235?
CVE-2014-2235 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2235?
To fix CVE-2014-2235, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2235 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2235 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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