CVE-2014-8539 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Email Form 1.8.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the mod_simpleemailform_field2_1 parameter to index.php.

Published: 2014-11-21

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simple_email_form_project:simple_email_form:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-8376	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Email Form 1.8.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the mod_simpleemailform_field2_1 parameter to index.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0187.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129171/Joomla-Simple-Email-Form-1.8.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534017/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71131
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23241

History

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Subscriptions

Simple Email Form Project Simple Email Form

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-11-21T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:18:48.427Z

Reserved: 2014-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-8539

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-21T15:59:06.837

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:16:53.960

Link: CVE-2014-8539

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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