Is CVE-2014-125128 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-125128 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-09-19.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-125128?

CVE-2014-125128 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2014-125128?

Patch guidance is available from apostrophecms security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-125128.

Which products are affected by CVE-2014-125128?

1 product: apostrophecms sanitize-html.

CVE-2014-125128 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

'sanitize-html' prior to version 1.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The function 'naughtyHref' doesn't properly validate the hyperreference (`href`) attribute in anchor tags (`<a>`), allowing bypasses that contain different casings, whitespace characters, or hexadecimal encodings.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APOSTROPHECMS
Published: 9/8/2025
Last Modified: 9/19/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2014-125128

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