CVE-2014-2729

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in content.aspx in Ektron CMS 8.7 before 8.7.0.055 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category0 parameter, which is not properly handled when displaying the Subjects tab in the View Properties menu option.

Published: 2014-04-25 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2729 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.97%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-2729

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2729

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.18% 0.97% +0.79%
2 2025-03-17 0.09% 0.18% +0.09%
3 2023-03-07 0.09%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2729

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2729

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2729

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ektron ektron_content_management_system 8.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2729

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