CVE-2014-125089: A vulnerability was found in cention-chatserver 3.8.0-rc1

Routine

LOW 3.5DOWNGRADE

CVE-2014-125089 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.5) affecting cention-chatserver. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in cention-chatserver 3.8.0-rc1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _formatBody of the file lib/InternalChatProtocol.fe. The manipulation of the argument body leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 3.9 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is c4c0258bbd18f6915f97f91d5fee625384096a26. It is recommended t

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.5 (Low)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 58%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2023-02-21
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: cention-chatserver project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-02-21 03:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:04 UTCUpdated Record last modified

cention-chatserver project cention-chatserver DOWNGRADE

Affected: 3.8.0 rc1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.8.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy cention-chatserver || rpm -q cention-chatserver || cention-chatserver --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.8.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison cention-chatserver sudo apt install cention-chatserver=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.8.0> sudo apt-mark hold cention-chatserver

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list cention-chatserver sudo dnf downgrade cention-chatserver-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.8.0> sudo dnf versionlock add cention-chatserver

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2014-125089?

cention-chatserver: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-125089 being exploited?

CVE-2014-125089 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2014-125089 affect?

CVE-2014-125089 affects cention-chatserver. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability was found in cention-chatserver 3.8.0-rc1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _formatBody of the file lib/InternalChatProtocol.fe. The manipulation of the argument body leads

How urgent is CVE-2014-125089?

Priority 23/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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