Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Vanilla Forums before 2.0.18.13 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9685 is rated Low Risk (36.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 2025-04-17 | 0.39% | 0.32% | -0.07% |
| 2 | 2025-03-19 | 0.46% | 0.39% | -0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.46% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vanillaforums | vanilla | <= 2.0.18.12 | cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vanillaforums | vanilla_forums | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla_forums:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |