CVE-2014-9686

Public Exploit

Description

The Googlemaps plugin 3.2 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers with control of a sub-domain belonging to a victim domain to cause a denial of service via the 'url' parameter to plugin_googlemap3_kmlprxy.php. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7428.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.86% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory com.ua Third-Party Advisory openwall.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Feb/53 third party advisory mailing list
http://websecurity.com.ua/6987/ third party advisory exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/26/11 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9686?
CVE-2014-9686 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9686?
To fix CVE-2014-9686, 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-2014-9686 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9686 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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