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Plain-English summary
CVE-2014-125088 is a cross-site scripting issue in qt-users-jp silk 0.0.1. If a vulnerable page renders attacker-controlled model.key or model.value data, a logged-in attacker could alter displayed content or browser-side behavior for users who view it.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority cleanup unless silk 0.0.1 is internet-facing or embedded in user-facing authenticated workflows. Prioritize patching where untrusted users can influence rendered model values.
Technical view
The reported flaw affects contents/root/examples/header.qml in silk 0.0.1. Manipulation of model.key or model.value can lead to CWE-79 cross-site scripting. CVSS v2 is 4.0 with network access, low complexity, and single authentication required. A patch commit is identified.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations using qt-users-jp silk 0.0.1, especially if the example header.qml code is deployed or reused in reachable UI flows with untrusted model data.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says remote initiation is possible and authentication is required. CISA KEV is false, and no provided source claims active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Available evidence is sparse: the affected code path is described as unknown code within header.qml, with VulDB identifier VDB-221488 and a GitHub patch commit. Do not assume broader product impact beyond silk 0.0.1 from the supplied sources.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the referenced patch commit bbc5d6eeea800025ef29edda3fd3c57836239eae.
- Upgrade or replace silk 0.0.1 if a maintained release is available.
- Remove vulnerable example code from production deployments if it is not required.
- Encode or sanitize model.key and model.value before rendering in UI contexts.
- Check qt-users-jp silk guidance for any additional supported remediation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory applications and repositories for qt-users-jp silk 0.0.1.
- Search for contents/root/examples/header.qml or reused equivalent code.
- Verify whether the referenced patch commit is present.
- Review data flow into model.key and model.value for untrusted input.
- Confirm browser rendering encodes user-controlled values rather than interpreting them.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N82.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
4MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.221488CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221488CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/qt-users-jp/silk/commit/bbc5d6eeea800025ef29edda3fd3c57836239eaeCVE reference · patch
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