PT-2014-6317 · Efs · Easy File Sharing Web Server

Published 2014-08-06 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2014-5178

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server version 6.8

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the content parameter when creating a topic or posting an answer, potentially leading to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Recommendations For Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server version 6.8, consider restricting access to the content parameter to prevent arbitrary web script or HTML injection until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the content parameter when creating topics or posting answers.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-5178

Affected Products

Easy File Sharing Web Server

References · 6

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127622/Easy-File-Sharing-Persistent-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5178 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94887 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/532897/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60524 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5178 · Note