# CVE-2008-0178: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts via the User-Agent header in Liferay Portal's admin monitoring component.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vcpx-p674-q774

## What is CVE-2008-0178?

CVE-2008-0178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Enterprise Admin Session Monitoring component in Liferay Portal 4.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the User-Agent HTTP header.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0178?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Liferay Liferay Enterprise Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0178 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0178 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Liferay Enterprise Portal 4.3.6 - User-Agent HTTP Header Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-1294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1294/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-0180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0180/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-0181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0181/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-0182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0182/): Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Admin portlet in Liferay Portal before 4.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to per (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2008-0563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0563/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0178 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0178

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