CVE-2014-8918

IBM Security AppScan Standard 8.x and 9.x before 9.0.1.1 FP1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Published: 2015-02-02 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8918 is rated Low Risk (37.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8918

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 0.06% 0.52% +0.47%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.06% -0.83%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8918

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8918

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8918

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm security_appscan 8.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.6.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.6.0.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.7.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.7.0.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.8.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 9.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 9.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 9.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:9.0.1.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 9.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:9.0.1.1:*:*:*:standard:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8918

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