CVE-2014-9098 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Apptha WordPress Video Gallery plugin version 2.5, potentially affecting versions prior to July 23, 2014. These flaws allow authenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML through the videoadssearchQuery parameter in several PHP files. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring authenticated access, with a potential impact of partial integrity compromise (e.g., session hijacking or defacement). While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit proof-of-concept is publicly available on ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apptha:contus_video_gallery:2.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.