CVE-2008-3923 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 4 Sep 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via statistics.php parameters, requiring user interaction to execute.

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-2008-3923?

CVE-2008-3923 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 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 statistics.php in Content Management Made Easy (CMME) 1.12 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) page and (2) year parameters in an hstat_year action.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3923?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hans Oesterholt Cmme.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3923?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3923 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-2008-3923 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3923 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w423-v2g8-fqgg.