What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-8488?

CVE-2014-8488 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2014-8488?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2014-8488. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.3%.

Yourls CVE-2014-8488

MEDIUM

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

2014-12-10 cve@mitre.org

XSS Yourls Fedora

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 10, 2014 - 01:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrator panel in Yourls 1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL that is processed by the Shorten. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and 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 the administrator panel in Yourls 1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL that is processed by the Shorten functionality. Affected products include: Yourls, Fedoraproject Fedora.

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.