What is CVE-2014-1454?

CVE-2014-1454 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pearson Esis Enterprise Student Information System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2020-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2014-1454?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Pearson Esis Enterprise Student Information System

CVE-2014-1454

Pearson eSIS (Enterprise Student Information System) message board has stored XSS due to improper validation of user input

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-01-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pearson Esis Enterprise Student Information System

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92341 (VDB Entry)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531750 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-1454?: CVE-2014-1454 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pearson Esis Enterprise Student Information System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2020-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2014-1454?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.