CVE-2008-0179 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in service/impl/UserLocalServiceImpl.java in Liferay Portal 4.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the User-Agent HTTP header, which is used when composing Forgot Password e-mail messages in HTML format.

Published: 2008-02-04

Score: 2.6 Low

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay_enterprise_portal:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0191	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in service/impl/UserLocalServiceImpl.java in Liferay Portal 4.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the User-Agent HTTP header, which is used when composing Forgot Password e-mail messages in HTML format.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01212.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28742
http://support.liferay.com/browse/LEP-4737
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/888209
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27550

History

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Subscriptions

Liferay Liferay Enterprise Portal

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2008-02-04T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:06:59.595Z

Reserved: 2008-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0179

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-05T00:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:49:05.440

Link: CVE-2008-0179

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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