What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-8917?

CVE-2014-8917 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: 0.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-8917?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2014-8917. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Social Media Analytics CVE-2014-8917

MEDIUM

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

2015-01-28 psirt@us.ibm.com

IBM XSS Social Media Analytics Financial Transaction Manager Financial Transaction Manager For Check Services Financial Transaction Manager For Corporate Payment Services

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

Jan 28, 2015 - 22:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) dojox/form/resources/uploader.swf (aka upload.swf), (2) dojox/form/resources/fileuploader.swf (aka fileupload.swf), (3) dojox/av/resources/audio.swf, and (4) dojox/av/resources/video.swf in the IBM Dojo Toolkit, as used in IBM Social Media Analytics 1.3 before IF11 and other products, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

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. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) dojox/form/resources/uploader.swf (aka upload.swf), (2) dojox/form/resources/fileuploader.swf (aka fileupload.swf), (3) dojox/av/resources/audio.swf, and (4) dojox/av/resources/video.swf in the IBM Dojo Toolkit, as used in IBM Social Media Analytics 1.3 before IF11 and other products, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Ibm Social Media Analytics, Ibm Financial Transaction Manager, Ibm Financial Transaction Manager For Check Services, Ibm Financial Transaction Manager For Corporate Payment Services.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.