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CVE-2008-49181 exploit

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, al…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.4%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into arbitrary web sites via a URL to a site that is blocked based on content filtering, which is not properly handled in the CFS block page, aka "universal website hijacking."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-32552 SonicWALL - Content Filtering Blocked Site Error Page Cross-Site Scripting · remote · 2008-10-30

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2970 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/31998 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-08-070/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32498 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/497968/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/498073/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/4556 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-08-070 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • gnucitizen.org /blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • sonicwall.com /downloads/SonicOS_Enhanced_4.0.1.1_Release_Notes.pdf · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46232 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/497989/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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