CVE-2014-2021

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-2021
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-10-25 00:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admincp/apilog.php in vBulletin 4.2.2 and earlier, and 5.0.x through 5.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted XMLRPC API request, as demonstrated using the client name.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vbulletin Vbulletin 5.0.0 All All All
Application Vbulletin Vbulletin 5.0.1 All All All
Application Vbulletin Vbulletin 5.0.2 All All All
Application Vbulletin Vbulletin 5.0.3 All All All
Application Vbulletin Vbulletin 5.0.4 All All All
Application Vbulletin Vbulletin 5.0.5 All All All
Application Vbulletin Vbulletin All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vBulletin Input Validation Flaw in XMLRPC API Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Full Disclosure: CVE-2013-2021 - vBulletin 5.x/4.x - persistent XSS in AdminCP/ApiLog via xmlrpc API (post-auth) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
vBulletin 5.x / 4.x Persistent Cross Site Scripting ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
pub/pocs/cve-2014-2021 at master · tintinweb/pub · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit
vBulletin '/apilog.php' Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Full Disclosure: Re: CVE-2013-2021 - vBulletin 5.x/4.x - persistent XSS in AdminCP/ApiLog via xmlrpc API (post-auth) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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