CVE-2014-8690 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Exponent CMS before 2.1.4 patch 6, 2.2.x before 2.2.3 patch 9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.1 patch 4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) PATH_INFO, the (2) src parameter in a none action to index.php, or the (3) "First Name" or (4) "Last Name" field to users/edituser.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.95% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-02-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| exponentcms | exponent cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Exponent CMS 2.3.1 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2015-02-12 |
References
- http://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1230-universal-cross-site-scripting-in-exponent-cms-231-and-prior
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118263
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118345
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130382/Exponent-CMS-2.3.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36059
- http://www.exponentcms.org/news/show/title/corrected-security-patches-released-for-v2-1-4-v2-2-3-and-v2-3-0
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031775
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100877
- http://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1230-universal-cross-site-scripting-in-exponent-cms-231-and-prior
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118263
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/118345
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130382/Exponent-CMS-2.3.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36059
- http://www.exponentcms.org/news/show/title/corrected-security-patches-released-for-v2-1-4-v2-2-3-and-v2-3-0
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031775
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100877
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