Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 6.8 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the content parameter when (1) creating a topic or (2) posting an answer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-5178 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.84%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.59% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 0.26% | 1.84% | +1.59% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.22% | 0.26% | +0.03% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.22% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| efssoft | easy_file_sharing_web_server | 6.8 | cpe:2.3:a:efssoft:easy_file_sharing_web_server:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |