CVE-2014-2862
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPaperThin CommonSpot before 7.0.2 and 8.x before 8.0.3 does not check authorization in unspecified situations, which allows remote authenticated users to perform actions via unknown vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidencePaperThin CommonSpot CMS versions prior to 7.0.2 and 8.x prior to 8.0.3 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability where the application fails to perform proper authorization checks in certain situations. Authenticated remote users can exploit this to perform actions outside their granted permissions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.0.1= 8.0.0= 8.0.1= 8.0.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify CommonSpot CMS installationLocate the CommonSpot Content Server installation directory or check the web application for CommonSpot-specific files and administrative interfaces.Affected if The system runs PaperThin CommonSpot CMS
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Determine installed CommonSpot versionAccess the CommonSpot administration dashboard or check version information files within the CommonSpot installation directory. The version is typically visible in the admin panel under system information or in configuration files.Affected if The version cannot be determined or is not visible
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Compare version against affected rangesCheck if the installed version matches <= 7.0.1, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, or 8.0.2. These specific versions are affected by the authorization bypass.Affected if The installed version is 7.0.1 or earlier, or exactly 8.0.0, 8.0.1, or 8.0.2
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Verify authenticated user access controlsReview user role assignments and permission configurations within CommonSpot to understand what actions each role is authorized to perform.Affected if Users with limited roles can access privileged administrative functions or perform actions outside their assigned permissions
The environment is affected if PaperThin CommonSpot CMS is installed and the version is 7.0.1 or earlier, or exactly 8.0.0, 8.0.1, or 8.0.2.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade CommonSpot to version 7.0.2 or 8.0.3 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, review user role permissions and implement additional access controls at the application or WAF layer to restrict privileged actions to authorized roles only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-2862 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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