CVE-2014-9714

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WddxPacket::recursiveAddVar function in HHVM (aka the HipHop Virtual Machine) before 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string to the wddx_serialize_value function.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.52%
Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74061 vdb entry
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85851 exploit vendor advisory
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/324701c9fd31beb4f070f1b7ef78b115fbdfec34
https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/issues/4283
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/3 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/01/1 mailing list
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2015-March/000175.html mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9714?
CVE-2014-9714 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9714?
To fix CVE-2014-9714, 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-2014-9714 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9714 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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