XSS in W3 Spell Checker
CVE-2014-125108
A vulnerability was found in w3c online-spellchecker-py up to 20140130. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file spellchecker. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The identifier of the patch is d6c21fd8187c5db2a50425ff80694149e75d722e. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-248849 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- W3 Spell_checker
- W3c Online-spellchecker-py — versions 20140130
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-125108?
- CVE-2014-125108 is a low-severity vulnerability in W3 Spell Checker, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2023-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2014-125108?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.