freeipa: XSS flaw can be used to escalate privileges
Published Nov 28, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.86%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in FreeIPA 4.x before 4.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to breadcrumb navigation.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ipa
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ipa
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ipa | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ipa | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of IPA as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or 7 as they do not include the vulerable Web UI code.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01864) | 78.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01864) | 76.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 58.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 57.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 56.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 54.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144848.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7850 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165280 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4742 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7850
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7850
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144848.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7850 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165280 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4742 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7850 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7850 |
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