# CVE-2008-10001: Pro2col Stingray FTS cross site scriting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Username field in Pro2col Stingray FTS, affecting unsupported legacy systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 28 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fw6v-g5mg-mh8r

## What is CVE-2008-10001?

CVE-2008-10001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pro2col Stingray FTS, published on 28 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pro2col Stingray FTS. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-10001?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pro2col Stingray Fts.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-10001?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-10001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-10001 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-10001 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pro2col Stingray FTS

- [CVE-2008-4168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4168/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-10001 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-10001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pro2col Stingray FTS, published on 28 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-10001 exists.

Affected product: Pro2col Stingray FTS. 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-2008-10001/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-10001/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-10001
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-10001
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-10001

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-10001/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.