CVE-2008-4918

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into arbitrary web sites via a URL to a site that is blocked based on content filtering, which is not properly handled in the CFS block page, aka "universal website hijacking."

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 28.79% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory gnucitizen.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory zerodayinitiative.com Third-Party Advisory zerodayinitiative.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2970 vdb entry permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31998 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070/ third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32498 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497968/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498073/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4556 third party advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking/ third party advisory
http://www.sonicwall.com/downloads/SonicOS_Enhanced_4.0.1.1_Release_Notes.pdf broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46232 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497989/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4918?
CVE-2008-4918 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4918?
To fix CVE-2008-4918, 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-2008-4918 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4918 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~29% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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