Is CVE-2014-2861 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2861 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2861?

CVE-2014-2861 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-2861

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string, as demonstrated by bypassing a protection mechanism that removes only the "alert" string.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-2885)
Published: April 15, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-2885 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

paperthin / commonspot content server
paperthin / commonspot content server
paperthin / commonspot content server
paperthin / commonspot content server

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437385(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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