CVE-2008-1165 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 5 Mar 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Flyspray task summaries, potentially compromising user sessions.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2008-1165?

CVE-2008-1165 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Mar 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 Flyspray 0.9.9 through 0.9.9.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) a forced SQL error message or (2) old_value and new_value database fields in task summaries, related to the item_summary parameter in a details action in index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flyspray Flyspray.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2008-1165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xf7w-5w4r-mm5v.