CVE-2008-2202 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in Maian Uploader, 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-2008-2202?

CVE-2008-2202 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 May 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 Maian Uploader 4.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) keywords parameter to upload/admin/index.php in a search action, the (2) msg_charset and (3) msg_header9 parameters to admin/inc/header.php, and the (4) keywords parameter to index.php in a search action.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2202?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Maianscriptworld Maian Uploader.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2202?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2202 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-2008-2202 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2202 exists.

Public exploit code: 3 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-grgf-gwg9-2jvj.

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