CVE-2008-0809 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the htmlscrubber in Ikiwiki before 1.1.46 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via title contents.

Published: 2008-02-19

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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
Debian DSA	DSA-1523-1	New ikiwiki packages fix cross-site scripting
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0816	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the htmlscrubber in Ikiwiki before 1.1.46 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via title contents.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01083.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index27h2
http://secunia.com/advisories/28911
http://secunia.com/advisories/29369
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1523
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27760

History

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Subscriptions

Ikiwiki Ikiwiki

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:39.780Z

Reserved: 2008-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0809

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-19T01:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:50:23.893

Link: CVE-2008-0809

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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