CVE-2008-3850 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Accellion File Transfer FTA_7_0_135 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to courier/forgot_password.html.

Published: 2008-08-27

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_135:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-3836	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Accellion File Transfer FTA_7_0_135 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to courier/forgot_password.html.

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 0.01462.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31572
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30796
http://zebux.free.fr/pub/Advisory/Advisory_Accellion_XSS_Vulnerability_200808.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44641

History

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Subscriptions

Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-27T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.434Z

Reserved: 2008-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3850

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-27T23:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:56:40.037

Link: CVE-2008-3850

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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