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CVE-2014-9743 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the httpd_HtmlError function in network/httpd.c in the web interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Play…

published 2015-08-17 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9549

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 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the httpd_HtmlError function in network/httpd.c in the web interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the path info.

Patch / fix

  • vlc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.0~rc2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9743

  • vlc Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9743

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Exploit prediction

1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/324 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • quantumleap.it http://www.quantumleap.it/vlc-reflected-xss-vulnerability/ 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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