CVE-2014-2236

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Askbot before 0.7.49 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the (1) tag or (2) user search forms.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.42%
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#diff-b693b4c02739be4b3231bece15b0eb87 patch exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65885 vdb entry
https://github.com/ASKBOT/askbot-devel/commit/a676a86b6b7a5737d4da4f59f71e037406f88d29 patch exploit
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-2014-2236?
CVE-2014-2236 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2236?
To fix CVE-2014-2236, 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-2014-2236 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2236 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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