What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-6189?

CVE-2014-6189 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Security Network Protection 4100 Firmware CVE-2014-6189

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2017-08-22 psirt@us.ibm.com

XSS IBM Security Network Protection 4100 Firmware Security Network Protection 3100 Firmware Security Network Protection 5100 Firmware Security Network Protection 7100 Firmware

6.1

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 22, 2017 - 15:29 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Security Network Protection 3100, 4100, 5100, and 7100 devices with firmware 5.2 before 5.2.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0008 and 5.3 before 5.3.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Security Network Protection 3100, 4100, 5100, and 7100 devices with firmware 5.2 before 5.2.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0008 and 5.3 before 5.3.0.5. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Security Network Protection 3100, 4100, 5100, and 7100 devices with firmware 5.2 before 5.2.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0008 and 5.3 before 5.3.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Ibm Security Network Protection 4100 Firmware, Ibm Security Network Protection 3100 Firmware, Ibm Security Network Protection 5100 Firmware, Ibm Security Network Protection 7100 Firmware. Version information: before 5.2.0.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.