CVE-2014-5190 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in captcha-secureimage/test/index.php in the SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam plugin 2.7.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.

Published: 2014-08-07

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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:si_captcha_anti-spam_project:si_captcha_anti-spam:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-5088	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in captcha-secureimage/test/index.php in the SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam plugin 2.7.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.

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 0.00197.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127723/WordPress-SI-CAPTCHA-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69011
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95104

History

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Subscriptions

Si Captcha Anti-spam Project Si Captcha Anti-spam

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-08-07T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:34:37.512Z

Reserved: 2014-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-5190

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-08-07T11:13:36.780

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-5190

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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