CVE-2008-2178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in LifeType 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchTerms parameter in an editArticleCategories operation (aka an admin category search).

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 0.00503.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Lifetype	Lifetype

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lifetype:lifetype:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lifetype.net/post/2008/05/04/lifetype-1.2.8-released
http://secunia.com/advisories/30075
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3871
http://wiki.lifetype.net/index.php/Release_notes_Lifetype_1.2.8
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491550/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491597/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29017
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42151

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-13T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:58.443Z

Reserved: 2008-05-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-2178

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-05-13T22:20:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-2178

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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