CVE-2014-9714 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted strings in HHVM, potentially leading to code execution in the victim's browser.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2014-9714?

CVE-2014-9714 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 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 WddxPacket::recursiveAddVar function in HHVM (aka the HipHop Virtual Machine) before 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string to the wddx_serialize_value function.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9714?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Facebook Hiphop Virtual Machine.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2014-9714 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-48q6-73v9-grfj.

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