What is CVE-2019-14478?

CVE-2019-14478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adremsoft Netcrunch, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-14478?

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

XSS in Adremsoft Netcrunch

CVE-2019-14478

AdRem NetCrunch 10.6.0.4587 has a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the NetCrunch web client. The user's input data is not properly encoded when being echoed back to the user. This data can be interpreted as executable code by the browser and allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the context of the user's browser if the victim opens or searches for a node whose "Display Name" contains an XSS payload.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-12-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.3% 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

Adremsoft Netcrunch — versions 10.6.0.4587

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.adremsoft.com/support/ (Vendor Advisory)
compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2020-12_CSNC-2019-013_AdRem_… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14478?: CVE-2019-14478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adremsoft Netcrunch, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-14478?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.