# CVE-2014-9649: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the RabbitMQ management plugin via crafted API paths, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9649, GHSA-3ppr-6h5r-qm4p

## What is CVE-2014-9649?

CVE-2014-9649 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server, published on 27 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management plugin in RabbitMQ 2.1.0 through 3.4.x before 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the path info to api/, which is not properly handled in an error message.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9649?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Rabbitmq Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-9649?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-9649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server

- [CVE-2016-9877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9877/): Auth bypass in Pivotal RabbitMQ 3.x before 3.5.8 and 3.6.x before 3.6.6; RabbitMQ for PCF 1.5.x before 1.5.20, 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.7.x before 1.7.7 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-67404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67404/): RabbitMQ: OAuth2 silent verify_none fallback for JWKS fetch (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-67231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67231/): RabbitMQ: Trust-store whitelist by Issuer+Serial only (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-57219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-57219/): Information disclosure in rabbitmq-server (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-67236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67236/): RabbitMQ: Plaintext username:password stored in an insecure cookie after successful POST /login (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-9649 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-9649 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server, published on 27 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Broadcom Rabbitmq Server. 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-2014-9649/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9649/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9649
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9649
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-9649

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9649/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.