CVE-2008-2640 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via anchor identifiers in Adobe Flex history management templates, requiring user interaction to exploit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2640?
CVE-2008-2640 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Flex 3 History Management feature in Adobe Flex 3.0.1 SDK and Flex Builder 3, and generated applications, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor identifier to (1) client-side-detection-with-history/history/historyFrame.html, (2) express-installation-with-history/history/historyFrame.html, or (3) no-player-detection-with-history/history/historyFrame.html in templates/html-templates/. NOTE: Firefox 2.0 and possibly other browsers prevent exploitation.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2640?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Flex, Adobe Flex Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2640?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2640 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-2008-2640 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2640 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-365w-p6xj-xpfw.