CVE-2008-5164

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in The Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id parameter to (a) viewarticle.php and (b) viewarticle2.php and the (2) PATH_INFO to viewarticle.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43378 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493684/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29959 vdb entry exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4612 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5164?
CVE-2008-5164 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5164?
To fix CVE-2008-5164, 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-2008-5164 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5164 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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