What is CVE-2014-6169?

CVE-2014-6169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Forms Experience Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2014-6169?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Forms Experience Builder

CVE-2014-6169

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.5.0 and 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 97777.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-04-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: -0.000

Affected products

IBM Forms Experience Builder — versions 8.5, 8.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97777 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103761 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-6169?: CVE-2014-6169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Forms Experience Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2014-6169?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.