CVE-2008-3715 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc-core-admin-editor-previouscolorsjs.php in the FlexCMS 2.5 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PreviousColorsString parameter.

Published: 2008-08-19

Score: 2.6 Low

EPSS: 2.9% 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:flexcms:flexcms:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:flexcms:flexcms:2.5:::::::*

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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-2008-3701	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc-core-admin-editor-previouscolorsjs.php in the FlexCMS 2.5 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PreviousColorsString parameter.

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 0.02903.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/31532
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4166
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495508/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30709
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44521

History

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Subscriptions

Flexcms Flexcms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-19T19:10:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.411Z

Reserved: 2008-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3715

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-19T19:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3715

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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