CVE-2014-4075 (Low) detected in System.Web.Mvc-5.1.20821.0.dll, microsoft.aspnet.mvc.5.1.2.nupkg

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CVE-2014-4075 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - System.Web.Mvc-5.1.20821.0.dll, microsoft.aspnet.mvc.5.1.2.nupkg

System.Web.Mvc-5.1.20821.0.dll

System.Web.Mvc.dll

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/microsoft.aspnet.mvc.5.1.3.nupkg

Path to vulnerable library: /References/DNN/09.09.00/System.Web.Mvc.dll

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ System.Web.Mvc-5.1.20821.0.dll (Vulnerable Library)

microsoft.aspnet.mvc.5.1.2.nupkg

This package contains the runtime assemblies for ASP.NET MVC.

Library home page: https://api.nuget.org/packages/microsoft.aspnet.mvc.5.1.2.nupkg

Path to dependency file: /Modules/PageSettingsEditor/Upendo.Modules.PageSettingsEditor.csproj

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/ws-ua_20230717013228_GHGMMD/dotnet_DIMSSU/20230717013228/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.5.1.2/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.5.1.2.nupkg

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ microsoft.aspnet.mvc.5.1.2.nupkg (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8727e4bba1fb8bb6a2721c00a891d080c7f11b90

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in System.Web.Mvc.dll in Microsoft ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC) 2.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted web page, aka "MVC XSS Vulnerability."

Publish Date: 2014-10-15

URL: CVE-2014-4075

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.7)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-059#mvc-xss-vulnerability---cve-2014-4075

Release Date: 2014-10-15

Fix Resolution: Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc - 3.0.50813.1 ,4.0.40804.0 ,5.0.2, 5.1.3

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