CVE-2008-5918

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the getParameterisedSelfUrl function in index.php in WebSVN 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.07% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://websvn.tigris.org/servlets/NewsItemView?newsItemID=2218 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34191 third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6822 exploit
http://websvn.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=179
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46048 vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-20.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31891 vdb entry exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4928 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32338 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00132-10202008 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5918?
CVE-2008-5918 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5918?
To fix CVE-2008-5918, 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-2008-5918 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5918 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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