Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in @lex Guestbook 4.0.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scri…

Published 17 y ago 2009-09-01 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

4.3

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.5%

percentile 74%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in @lex Guestbook 4.0.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) language_setup parameter to setup.php or (2) test parameter to index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: a third party has been reported that the test parameter is not used in @lex Guestbook.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-31566 @lex Guestbook 4.0.5 - 'index.php?test' Cross-Site Scripting · webapps · 2008-03-31
EDB-31565 @lex Guestbook 4.0.5 - 'setup.php?language_setup' Cross-Site Scripting · webapps · 2008-03-31

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	4.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

downloads.securityfocus.com /vulnerabilities/exploits/28519.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
juniper.net /security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28519.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41566 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/28519 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-7140
NVD: CVE-2008-7140

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