CVE-2008-3301 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Low 3.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via multiple parameters, potentially compromising user sessions and data integrity.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-3301?

CVE-2008-3301 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in BilboBlog 0.2.1 allow remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) content parameter to admin/update.php, related to conflicting code in widget.php; and allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (2) titleId parameter to head.php, reachable through index.php; the (3) t_lang[lang_copyright] parameter to footer.php; the (4) content parameter to the default URI under admin/; the (5) url, (6) t_lang[lang_admin_help], (7) t_lang[lang_admin_clear_cache], (8) t_lang[lang_admin_home], and (9) t_lang[lang_admin_logout] parameters to admin/homelink.php; and the (10) t_lang[lang_admin_new_post] parameter to admin/post.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3301?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tuxplanet Bilboblog.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3301?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3301 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-2008-3301 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3301 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r6wq-vrxj-qwhf.

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