What is CVE-2014-3718?

CVE-2014-3718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exlibrisgroup Aleph 500, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2014-3718?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Exlibrisgroup Aleph 500

CVE-2014-3718

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in cgi-bin/tag_m.cgi in Ex Libris ALEPH 500 (Integrated library management system) 18.1 and 20 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) find, (2) lib, or (3) sid parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-01-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Exlibrisgroup Aleph 500 — versions 18.1, 20.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/126654/Aleph-500-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/67 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3718?: CVE-2014-3718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exlibrisgroup Aleph 500, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2014-3718?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.