PaperThin Commonspot Content Server up to 8.0.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PaperThin Commonspot Content Server up to 8.0.0. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2861. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PaperThin Commonspot Content Server up to 8.0.0. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 04/15/2014 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2861 since 04/15/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73611 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (73611). The entries VDB-69360, VDB-69359, VDB-69358 and VDB-69357 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 73611
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Commonspot Content Server 8.0.1

Timelineinfo

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03/25/2015 +344 days 🔍
05/10/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69347
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SecurityFocus: 66813

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/10/2026 18:52
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (45), 03/04/2018 21:26 (6), 03/15/2022 08:56 (4), 08/20/2024 00:52 (15), 05/10/2026 18:52 (1)
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