CVE-2008-5211

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Sphider 1.3.4, when the search suggestion feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-2506.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.79% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42240 vdb entry
http://users.own-hero.net/~decoder/advisories/sphider134-xss.txt exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4629 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30082 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29074 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491712/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5211?
CVE-2008-5211 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5211?
To fix CVE-2008-5211, 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-2008-5211 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5211 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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