CVE-2014-5452

Public Exploit

Description

CDA.xsl in HL7 C-CDA 1.1 and earlier does not anticipate the possibility of invalid C-CDA documents with crafted XML attributes, which allows remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via a document containing a table that is improperly handled during unrestricted xsl:copy operations.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.44%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://motorcycleguy.blogspot.com/2014/04/hl7-cda-stylesheet-patches.html patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69633 vdb entry
http://gforge.hl7.org/gf/project/strucdoc/frs/?action=FrsReleaseView&release_id=1088 patch
http://smartplatforms.org/2014/04/security-vulnerabilities-in-ccda-display/ exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033511 vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21699588

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-5452?
CVE-2014-5452 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-5452?
To fix CVE-2014-5452, 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-2014-5452 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-5452 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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