CVE-2014-8916

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM OpenPages GRC Platform 6.2 before IF7, 6.2.1 before 6.2.1.1 IF5, 7.0 before FP4, and 7.1 before FP1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0144.

Published: 2015-10-03 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8916 is rated Low Risk (32.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8916

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 0.17% 0.78% +0.62%
2 2025-03-30 0.14% 0.17% +0.03%
3 2025-03-29 0.14%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8916

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-2014-8916

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8916

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm openpages_grc_platform 6.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_grc_platform:6.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm openpages_grc_platform 6.2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_grc_platform:6.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm openpages_grc_platform 6.2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_grc_platform:6.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm openpages_grc_platform 7.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_grc_platform:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm openpages_grc_platform 7.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_grc_platform:7.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8916

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