CVE-2008-1499 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in frontend/x/manpage.html in cPanel 11.18.3 and 11.21.0-BETA allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

Published: 2008-03-25

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:11.18.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:11.21:beta::::::

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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-2008-1501	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in frontend/x/manpage.html in cPanel 11.18.3 and 11.21.0-BETA allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

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 0.01452.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3775
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489963/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28403
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41374

History

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Subscriptions

Cpanel Cpanel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-25T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.323Z

Reserved: 2008-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1499

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-25T19:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:51:51.873

Link: CVE-2008-1499

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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