CVE-2014-5144

MEDIUM

Telescope < 0.9.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Markdown

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-5144. PoCs published by shubs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a persistent XSS vulnerability in Telescope <= 0.9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization when parsing markdown. It provides specific attack vectors (e.g., javascript: and data: URIs) that execute when rendered as links.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Telescope before 0.9.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted markdown.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by shubs · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36463

The exploit demonstrates a persistent XSS vulnerability in Telescope <= 0.9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization when parsing markdown. It provides specific attack vectors (e.g., javascript: and data: URIs) that execute when rendered as links.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Telescope <= 0.9.2
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated user access to post comments or replies
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36463/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0199
EPSS Percentile 78.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
telescopeapp/telescope < 0.9.0
Published Aug 09, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026