CVE-2014-1454: Pearson eSIS (Enterprise Student Information System) message board has stored XSS due to improper validation o

Routine

MEDIUM 4.8MITIGATE

CVE-2014-1454 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.8) affecting esis enterprise student information system. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Pearson eSIS (Enterprise Student Information System) message board has stored XSS due to improper validation of user input

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.8 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 53%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2020-01-08
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: pearson

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2020-01-08 14:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:04 UTCUpdated Record last modified

pearson esis enterprise student information system MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy esis-enterprise-student-information-system || rpm -q esis-enterprise-student-information-system || esis-enterprise-student-information-system --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2014-1454?

esis enterprise student information system: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-1454 being exploited?

CVE-2014-1454 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-2014-1454 affect?

CVE-2014-1454 affects esis enterprise student information system. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). Pearson eSIS (Enterprise Student Information System) message board has stored XSS due to improper validation of user input

How urgent is CVE-2014-1454?

Priority 29/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Related CVEs

CVE-2014-1942 MEDIUM 4.3 MITIGATE Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in aal/loginverification.aspx in Pearson eSIS Enterprise Student Info
CVE-2014-1455 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE SQL injection vulnerability in the password reset functionality in Pearson eSIS Enterprise Student Information

References

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