CVE-2008-6609 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpcksec.php in Stefan Ott phpcksec 0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the path parameter.

Published: 2009-04-06

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ott:phpcksec:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-6571	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpcksec.php in Stefan Ott phpcksec 0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the path parameter.

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 0.01458.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0812-exploits/phpcksec-xssdisclose.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32890
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47425

History

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Subscriptions

Ott Phpcksec

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-04-06T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:34:47.255Z

Reserved: 2009-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6609

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-06T16:30:00.187

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:02:35.707

Link: CVE-2008-6609

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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