CVE-2008-6879 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Roller 2.3, 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter in a search action.

Published: 2009-07-30

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.7% 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:4.0:::::::*

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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-2008-6839	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Roller 2.3, 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter in a search action.

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 0.02726.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://issues.apache.org/roller/browse/ROL-1766
http://osvdb.org/51151
http://secunia.com/advisories/31523
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=668737
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33110

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Roller

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-30T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:14:44.985Z

Reserved: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6879

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-30T19:30:00.203

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

Link: CVE-2008-6879

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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