Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-6392
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Facebook app 14.0 and the Facebook Messenger app 10.0 for iOS allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename extension that is improperly handled during MIME sniffing of chat traffic. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, because the user must accept an interstitial warning before the HTML file content is rendered, and because the HTML content's origin is a sandbox domain
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-6392
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.12%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 46 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-6392
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-6392
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-6392
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/13
Full Disclosure: Reflected XSS Attacks vulnerabilities used MIME Sniffing in Facebook Messenger and Facebook App for iOS.
Products affected by CVE-2014-6392
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:facebook:14.0:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:facebook:facebook_messenger:10.0:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*