# CVE-2014-2091: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the forum title parameter in ATutor, potentially compromising admin sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qx7p-cgh9-72qx

## What is CVE-2014-2091?

CVE-2014-2091 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mods/_standard/forums/admin/forum_add.php in ATutor 2.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title parameter in an add_forum action.  NOTE: the original disclosure also reported issues that may not cross privilege boundaries.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2091?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Atutor Atutor.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2091?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2091 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2091 exists.

Public exploit code:

- ATutor - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting / HTML Injection Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-9753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9753/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16114/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000002/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000003/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000004](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000004/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2091 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2091 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2091 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2091/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2091/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2091
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2091
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2091

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