CVE-2014-5338

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the multisite component in Check_MK before 1.2.4p4 and 1.2.5 before 1.2.5i4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors to the (1) render_status_icons function in htmllib.py or (2) ajax_action function in actions.py.

Published: 2014-08-22 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-5338 is rated Low Risk (31/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5338

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 2025-03-30 0.54% 0.29% -0.25%
2 2025-03-29 0.34% 0.54% +0.20%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.34% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5338

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5338

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-5338

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5338
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-5338 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (check-mk), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): DNE 2, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5338

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5338

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.5:i1:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.5:i2:*:*:*:*:*:*
check_mk_project check_mk 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:check_mk_project:check_mk:1.2.5:i3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5338

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