CVE-2008-3824

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) Text_Filter/Filter/xss.php in Horde 3.1.x before 3.1.9 and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 and (2) externalinput.php in Popoon r22196 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by using / (slash) characters as replacements for spaces in an HTML e-mail message.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=horde-announce&m=122103888111491&w=2 mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31842 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2008-09-11.php
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2548 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=horde-announce&m=122104360019867&w=2 mailing list
http://ocert.org/patches/2008-012/Text_Filter.patch patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496182/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4245 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/10/1 mailing list
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-012.html patch
http://ocert.org/patches/2008-012/Text_Filter.31.patch patch
http://blog.liip.ch/missed-case-in-externalinput-php-resulting-in-viable-xss-attacks.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45031 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/47996 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31107 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3824?
CVE-2008-3824 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3824?
To fix CVE-2008-3824, 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-2008-3824 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3824 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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