CVE-2014-5179

The freelinking module for Drupal, as used in the Freelinking for Case Tracker module, does not properly check access permissions for (1) nodes or (2) users, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted link.

Published: 2014-08-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-5179 is rated Moderate Risk (40.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5179

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 0.21% 1.19% +0.98%
2 2025-03-30 0.26% 0.21% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.26%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5179

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:P/I:N/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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5179

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5179

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freelinking_for_case_tracker_project freelinking_for_case_tracker cpe:2.3:a:freelinking_for_case_tracker_project:freelinking_for_case_tracker:-:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
freelinking_project freelinking cpe:2.3:a:freelinking_project:freelinking:-:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5179

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