CVE-2008-5043

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web-based interface in IBM Metrica Service Assurance Framework allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the elementid parameter in a generatedreportresults action to the ReportTree program, (2) the jnlpname parameter to the Launch program, or (3) the :tasklabel parameter to the ReportRequest program, related to the name of a report.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498168/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46495 vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-November/065520.html mailing list exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32683 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4578 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32233 vdb entry exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3145 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5043?
CVE-2008-5043 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5043?
To fix CVE-2008-5043, 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-2008-5043 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5043 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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