CVE-2008-4513 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBcode API module in Phorum 5.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via nested BBcode image tags.

Published: 2008-10-09

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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:phorum:phorum:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-4494	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBcode API module in Phorum 5.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via nested BBcode image tags.

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 0.00532.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://nulledcore.com/?p=126
http://secunia.com/advisories/32225
http://trac.phorum.org/changeset/3528
http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?64%2C133699
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31589
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45686

History

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Subscriptions

Phorum Phorum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-09T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.793Z

Reserved: 2008-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4513

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-09T18:00:02.143

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

Link: CVE-2008-4513

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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