Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Frams' Fast File EXchange (F*EX, aka fex) before fex-20140530 allows remote attackers to conduct cross
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Frams' Fast File EXchange (F*EX, aka fex) before fex-20140530 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the addto parameter to fup.
- Published
- Jun 18, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.9% · 79th percentile
- CWE
- —
Sign in to follow · You’ll be notified if a followed record enters KEV, gets an exploit or is updated.
Report tools
Action score
18
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.9%
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
We don't hand-write analysis for the hundreds of thousands of vulnerabilities in the database; that wouldn't be honest. For notable, high-impact vulnerabilities our team writes the mechanism, detection and remediation steps.
We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ulli horlacher | fex | cpe:2.3:a:ulli_horlacher:fex |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ulli horlacher fexup to 20140313 inclusive
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fex | before 20140530-1 | 20140530-1 |
| Debian:6.0 | fex | before 20100208+debian1-1+squeeze4 | 20100208+debian1-1+squeeze4 |
Same product
ulli horlacher: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-3875The addto parameter to fup in Frams' Fast File EXchange (F*EX, aka fex) before fex-2014053 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scr25Monitor
- CVE-2011-1409Frams's Fast File EXchange (F*EX, aka fex) 20100208, and possibly other versions before 20110610, allows remote attackers to bypass authenti21Monitor
- CVE-2014-3876Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Frams' Fast File EXchange (F*EX, aka fex) before fex-20140530 allow remote attackers 18Monitor
- CVE-2012-1293Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in fup in Frams' Fast File EXchange (F*EX, aka fex) before 20111129-2 allow remote attac18Monitor
- CVE-2012-0869Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in fup in Frams' Fast File EXchange (F*EX, aka fex) before 20120215 allows remote attackers to inje18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:fex | 20140530-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
—
Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
—
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
For records you follow, these changes also arrive as notifications. →
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.