CVE-2008-1502

Public Exploit

Description

The _bad_protocol_once function in phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php in KSES, as used in eGroupWare before 1.4.003, Moodle before 1.8.5, and other products, allows remote attackers to bypass HTML filtering and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a string containing crafted URL protocols.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.09% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29491 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31017 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32400 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32446 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30986 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41435 vdb entry
http://www.egroupware.org/viewvc/branches/1.4/phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php?r1=23625&r2=25110&pathrev=25110 exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00331.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31018 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/658-1/ vendor advisory
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Release_Notes#Moodle_1.8.5 patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/14 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30073 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.egroupware.org/changelog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28424 vdb entry patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-04.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0989/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31167 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1502?
CVE-2008-1502 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1502?
To fix CVE-2008-1502, 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-2008-1502 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1502 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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