CVE-2014-8772

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search_controller in X3 CMS 0.5.1 and 0.5.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search parameter.

Published: 2014-12-03 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8772 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-8772

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8772

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 2025-03-19 0.15% 0.18% +0.04%
2 2025-03-17 0.19% 0.15% -0.04%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.19% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8772

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.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8772

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8772

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x3cms x3_cms 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:x3cms:x3_cms:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x3cms x3_cms 0.5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:x3cms:x3_cms:0.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8772

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