CVE-2008-2166 (GCVE-0-2008-2166)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-13 20:14 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search module in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP9 and 7.0 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown parameters in index.jsp.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30133 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29087 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1455… | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetk… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019987 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2008-05-07 00:00
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