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medium 4.3

CVE-2014-4737 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Textpattern CMS before 4.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via…

published 2014-10-10 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-4656

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Textpattern CMS before 4.5.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to setup/index.php.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • textpattern.com http://textpattern.com/weblog/379/textpattern-cms-457-released-ten-years-on referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128519/Textpattern-4.5.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • htbridge.com https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23223 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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