CVE-2014-9503

The Discussions sub module in the Open Atrium module 7.x-2.x before 7.x-2.26 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with "access content" permissions to modify arbitrary nodes by leveraging improper access checks on unspecified ajax callbacks.

Published: 2018-02-01 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9503 is rated Low Risk (39.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.19%). 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-2014-9503

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 2025-03-17 0.14% 0.19% +0.05%
2 2024-12-17 0.18% 0.14% -0.04%
3 2023-03-07 0.18%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9503

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9503

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9503

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
open_atrium_project open_atrium >= 7.x-2.0, < 7.x-2.26 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:*:*:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:alpha2:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:alpha3:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:alpha4:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:alpha5:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:beta1:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:beta2:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:beta3:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:beta4:*:*:*:drupal:*:*
open_atrium_project open_atrium 7.x-2.0 cpe:2.3:a:open_atrium_project:open_atrium:7.x-2.0:rc1:*:*:*:drupal:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9503

URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/04/6 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99656 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.drupal.org/node/2394979 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.drupal.org/node/2395045 Patch Vendor Advisory
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