CVE-2014-2861
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3...
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string, as demonstrated by bypassing a protection mechanism that removes only the "alert" string.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string, as demonstrated by bypassing a protection mechanism that removes only the "alert" string.
- Record
CVE-2014-2861- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string, as demonstrated by bypassing a protection mechanism that removes only the "alert" string.
- Record
CVE-2014-2861- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-2885 No score
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string, as demonstrated by bypassing a protection mechanism that removes only the "alert" string.
- Record
EUVD-2014-2885- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gpf-wh84-j2jw No score
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3...
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in PaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted string, as demonstrated by bypassing a protection mechanism that removes only the "alert" string.
- Record
GHSA-7gpf-wh84-j2jw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-2861 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Paperthin Commonspot Content Server, published April 15, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.