CVE-2014-2870

The default configuration of PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 uses cleartext for storage of credentials in a database, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-04-15 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2870 is rated Low Risk (36.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2870

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 2025-03-30 0.22% 0.26% +0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.26% 0.22% -0.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2870

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2870

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2870

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
paperthin commonspot_content_server <= 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:paperthin:commonspot_content_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paperthin commonspot_content_server 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:paperthin:commonspot_content_server:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paperthin commonspot_content_server 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:paperthin:commonspot_content_server:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
paperthin commonspot_content_server 8.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:paperthin:commonspot_content_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2870

URL Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437385 US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence