CVE-2014-2871

PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 relies on an HTTP session for entering credentials on login pages, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Published: 2014-04-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2871 is rated Moderate Risk (48.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.96%). EPSS rose +1.63% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2871

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 0.32% 1.96% +1.63%
2 2025-03-30 0.37% 0.32% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.37% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2871

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-2014-2871

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2871

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-2014-2871

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