# CVE-2014-8899: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via crafted URLs in IBM InfoSphere MDM, 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:** No
- **Published:** 22 Dec 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qhqv-52fj-rwgx

## What is CVE-2014-8899?

CVE-2014-8899 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Collaboration Server in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management 9.x through 9.1 and InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition 10.x through 10.1, 11.0 before FP7, and 11.3 and 11.4 before 11.4 FP1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8897 and CVE-2014-8898.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8899?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Infosphere Master Data Management Collaborative Server, Ibm Infosphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8899?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8899 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8899 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-8896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8896/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 4.0)
- [CVE-2014-8897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8897/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 3.5)
- [CVE-2014-8898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8898/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8899 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8899 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 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-2014-8899 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-2014-8899/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8899/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8899
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8899
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8899

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8899/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.