# CVE-2008-1179: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via name and title parameters in Centreon's color picker, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6rq7-63m5-7936

## What is CVE-2008-1179?

CVE-2008-1179 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 6 Mar 2008. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in include/common/javascript/color_picker.php in Centreon 1.4.2.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name and (2) title parameters.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1179?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Centreon Centreon.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2021-37558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37558/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17647/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-21024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21024/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16194/): SQL injection in Centreon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-19281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19281/): Centreon allows SNMP trap SQL Injection (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1179 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 6 Mar 2008. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Centreon Centreon. 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-2008-1179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1179/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1179

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1179/
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