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TI-2014-02182 Aliases CVE-2014-2729GHSA-2w7h-pgq5-9g2m

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in content.aspx in Ektron CMS 8.7 before…

Priority LOW 19CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in content.aspx in Ektron CMS 8.7 before 8.7.0.055 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category0 parameter, which is not properly handled when displaying the Subjects tab in the View Properties menu option.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00972 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.0VulnerableEktron
  • cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.0 Vulnerable ·Ektron

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2729
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2w7h-pgq5-9g2m

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2012-04531 Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 uses the XslCompiledTransform… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-04532 The XSLTCompiledTransform function in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-00860 The ContentBlockEx method in Workarea/ServerControlWS.asmx in Ektron Content Management… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2015-00867 Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 8.5 and 8.7 before 8.7sp2 and 9.0 before sp1, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2015-03065 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2016-05321 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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