CVE-2014-6179

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) 7.5.x before 7.5.0.4 and 8.0.x before 8.0.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-12-24 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-6179 is rated Moderate Risk (45.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.79%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.54% 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-2014-6179

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 0.25% 1.79% +1.54%
2 2025-04-10 0.35% 0.25% -0.10%
3 2025-03-30 0.35%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-6179

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-2014-6179

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-6179

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm websphere_service_registry_and_repository 7.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:7.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_service_registry_and_repository 7.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:7.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_service_registry_and_repository 7.5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:7.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_service_registry_and_repository 7.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:7.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_service_registry_and_repository 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_service_registry_and_repository 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-6179

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