# CVE-2008-6946: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via project names, requiring admin interaction to trigger, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4gh8-9m8f-2rff

## What is CVE-2008-6946?

CVE-2008-6946 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manageproject.php in Collabtive 0.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the project Name, which is not properly handled when the administrator performs an editform action, related to admin.php.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6946?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Collabtive Collabtive.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-6946?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-6946 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6946 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Collabtive 0.4.8 - Cross-Site Scripting / Authentication Bypass / Arbitrary File Upload (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6947/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-6949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6949/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2008-6948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6948/): File upload in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6946 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-6946 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6946 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6946/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6946/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6946
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6946
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6946

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6946/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.