CVE-2008-3712

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mambo 4.6.2 and 4.6.5, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) query string to mambots/editors/mostlyce/jscripts/tiny_mce/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php and the (2) mosConfig_sitename parameter to administrator/popups/index3pop.php.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.02% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31528 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44502 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44503 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495507/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30708 vdb entry exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4164 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3712?
CVE-2008-3712 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3712?
To fix CVE-2008-3712, 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-2008-3712 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3712 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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