CVE-2008-6885

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pmlite.php in XOOPS 2.3.1 and 2.3.2a allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a STYLE attribute in a URL BBcode tag in a private message.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.52%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory xoops.org Vendor Advisory xoops.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122875449930810&w=2 mailing list exploit patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32685 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/33048 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/50574 vdb entry patch
http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4563 patch vendor advisory
http://www.xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4540 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6885?
CVE-2008-6885 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6885?
To fix CVE-2008-6885, 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-2008-6885 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6885 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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