CVE-2014-8600

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KDE-Runtime 4.14.3 and earlier,...

4.3 MediumFix available

CVE-2014-8600 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Kde Kde-runtime, published November 20, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.09%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in kdebase4-runtime 4.10.5-1.2.mga3.

What does this mean?

Severity: 4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance: 2.09%EPSS, 81st percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: 4.10.5-1.2.mga3kdebase4-runtime +5 more

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KDE-Runtime 4.14.3 and earlier, kwebkitpart 1.3.4 and earlier, and kio-extras 5.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI using the (1) zip, (2) trash, (3) tar, (4) thumbnail, (5) smtps, (6) smtp, (7) smb, (8) remote, (9) recentdocuments, (10) nntps, (11) nntp, (12) network, (13) mbox, (14) ldaps, (15) ldap, (16) fonts, (17) file, (18) desktop, (19) cgi, (20) bookmarks, or (21) ar scheme, which is not properly handled in an error message.

Exploit likelihood

2.09%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kdebase4-runtime` Mageia:3	before 4.10.5-1.2.mga3	4.10.5-1.2.mga3
`kwebkitpart` Mageia:3	before 1.3.2-1.1.mga3	1.3.2-1.1.mga3
`kdebase4-runtime` Mageia:4	before 4.12.5-1.2.mga4	4.12.5-1.2.mga4
`kwebkitpart` Mageia:4	before 1.3.2-3.1.mga4	1.3.2-3.1.mga4
`kde-runtime` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 4:4.11.2-0ubuntu14:4.11.95-0ubuntu14:4.11.97-0ubuntu14:4.11.97-0ubuntu24:4.12.0-0ubuntu1 Show 15 moreShow less 4:4.12.1-0ubuntu24:4.12.2-0ubuntu14:4.12.2-0ubuntu24:4.12.3-0ubuntu14:4.12.90-0ubuntu14:4.12.90-0ubuntu24:4.12.95-0ubuntu14:4.12.95-0ubuntu24:4.12.97-0ubuntu24:4.12.97-0ubuntu34:4.13.0-0ubuntu14:4.13.0-0ubuntu1.14:4.13.1-0ubuntu0.14:4.13.2-0ubuntu0.14:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1	4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.2
`webkitkde` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 1.3~git20120518.9a111005-3ubuntu1, plus listed versions 1.3~git20120518.9a111005-3	1.3~git20120518.9a111005-3ubuntu1

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

Record: CVE-2014-8600
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Record: CVE-2014-8600
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-8437No score

Record: EUVD-2014-8437
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hhq-rgwv-cm5wNo score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KDE-Runtime 4.14.3 and earlier,...

Record: GHSA-6hhq-rgwv-cm5w
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2014-0478No score

Updated kdebase4-runtime and kwebkitpart packages fix security vulnerability

kwebkitpart and the bookmarks:// io slave were not sanitizing input correctly allowing to some javascript being executed on the context of the referenced hostname (CVE-2014-8600).

Record: MGASA-2014-0478
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10497-1No score

kio-extras5-16.12.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the kio-extras5-16.12.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.