CVE-2014-4696

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in the Suricata package before 1.0.6 for pfSense through 2.1.4 allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via (1) the referer parameter to suricata_rules_flowbits.php or (2) the returl parameter to suricata_select_alias.php.

Published: 2014-07-02 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-4696 is rated Moderate Risk (52.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.07%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.02% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4696

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 0.05% 2.07% +2.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.06% 0.05% -0.01%
3 2025-03-29 0.06%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-4696

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-4696

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-4696

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/601.html "CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')"

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-4696

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netgate pfsense <= 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgate pfsense 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pfsense suricata_package <= 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:suricata_package:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-4696

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