TI-2014-07200 Aliases CVE-2014-8772 GHSA-9p76-42q7-9xch

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search_controller in X3 CMS 0.5.1 and…

LOW 18CWE-79Published 2014-12-03 · Updated 2024-08-06

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 the search_controller in X3 CMS 0.5.1 and 0.5.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00777 56th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:x3cms:x3_cms:0.5.1:::::::*	0.5.1	Vulnerable	X3cms
cpe:2.3:a:x3cms:x3_cms:0.5.1.1:::::::*	0.5.1.1	Vulnerable	X3cms

cpe:2.3:a:x3cms:x3_cms:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·X3cms
cpe:2.3:a:x3cms:x3_cms:0.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1.1 Vulnerable ·X3cms

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8772
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9p76-42q7-9xch

References

Exploit 1

http://hacktivity.websecgeeks.com/x3-cms-xss-and-csrf/

Advisory 1

http://www.x3cms.net/en/news/article/8bb9a4f84d956653b4daa19ee7c529fa/x3_cms_0.5.2

TI-2014-07199 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the admin area in X3 CMS… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2011-04528 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin/login in X3 CMS 0.4.3.1 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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