CVE-2008-4818 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2008-4818?

CVE-2008-4818 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 10 Nov 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 9.0.124.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving HTTP response headers.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4818?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Flash Player.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4818?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2008-4818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

• CVE-2017-11292 Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7892 Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7855 Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2014-0497 Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-0643 Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Exploited High 8.8

All Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-mfv8-4573-p833.