CVE-2008-3328 Trac Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Trac wiki engine, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

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

What is CVE-2008-3328?

CVE-2008-3328 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2008. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wiki engine in Trac before 0.10.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3328?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including trac. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
trac PyPIAll versions0.10.5
trac PyPIAll versions0.10.5
trac PyPIAll versions0.10.5

Products include Edgewall Software Trac.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3328?

Upgrade trac to 0.10.5 or later.

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-2008-3328 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3328, GHSA-x6jf-c7wh-7m7w, PYSEC-2008-5.

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