# CVE-2008-0971: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Barracuda security appliances via various input fields, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j23m-2qch-pvvp

## What is CVE-2008-0971?

CVE-2008-0971 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) before 3.5.12.007, Message Archiver before 1.2.1.002, Web Filter before 3.3.0.052, IM Firewall before 3.1.01.017, and Load Balancer before 2.3.024 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Policy Name field in Search Based Retention Policy in Message Archiver; unspecified parameters in the (2) IP Configuration, (3) Administration, (4) Journal Accounts, (5) Retention Policy, and (6) GroupWise Sync components in Message Archiver; (7) input to search operations in Web Filter; and (8) input used in error messages and (9) hidden INPUT elements in (a) Spam Firewall, (b) IM Firewall, and (c) Web Filter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0971?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Barracuda Networks Barracuda Im Firewall, Barracuda Networks Barracuda Load Balancer, Barracuda Networks Barracuda Message Archiver, Barracuda Networks Barracuda Spam Firewall, Barracuda Networks Barracuda Web Filter.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0971?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0971 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0971 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0971 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2008-0971/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0971/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0971
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0971
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0971

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