CVE-2014-3878

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web client interface in Ipswitch IMail Server 12.3 and 12.4, possibly before 12.4.1.15, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Name field in an add new contact action in the Contacts section or unspecified vectors in (2) an Add Group task in the Contacts section, (3) an add new event action in the Calendar section, or (4) the Task section.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-3878 is rated Exploit Available (51/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.31%). Core evidence: 3 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-2014-3878

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
33633 exploit_db edb 2014-06-03 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3878

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 2026-01-19 0.36% 0.31% -0.05%
2 2025-08-17 0.28% 0.36% +0.08%
3 2025-03-30 0.28%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3878

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3878

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3878

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch imail_server 12.3 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch imail_server 12.4 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:imail_server:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3878

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