CVE-2008-0178

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Enterprise Admin Session Monitoring component in Liferay Portal 4.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the User-Agent HTTP header.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.59% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28742 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/326065 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27547 exploit vdb entry patch
http://support.liferay.com/browse/LEP-4736

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0178?
CVE-2008-0178 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0178?
To fix CVE-2008-0178, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0178 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0178 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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