# CVE-2014-5338: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts into Check_MK's multisite component, potentially stealing data or hijacking 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:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Aug 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w8c6-3v55-x3f2

## What is CVE-2014-5338?

CVE-2014-5338 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the multisite component in Check_MK before 1.2.4p4 and 1.2.5 before 1.2.5i4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors to the (1) render_status_icons function in htmllib.py or (2) ajax_action function in actions.py.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5338?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Check Mk Project Check Mk.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5338?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-5338 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5338 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-5340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5340/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2014-2331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2331/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2014-2330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2330/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2017-11507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11507/): Cross-site scripting in Check MK (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-9781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9781/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5338 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5338 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5338 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2014-5338/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5338/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5338
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5338
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5338

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5338/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.