CVE-2008-6437

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Published Mar 6, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPFreeForum 1.0 RC2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) message parameter to error.php, and the (2) nickname and (3) randomid parameters to part/menu.php.

Analysis

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Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lukas_waldauf:phpfreeforum:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6407	Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPFreeForum 1.0 RC2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) message parameter to error.php, and the (2) nickname and (3) randomid parameters to part/menu.php.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.765% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/45607
http://osvdb.org/45608
http://secunia.com/advisories/30372
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492445/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29337
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42586

History

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Subscriptions

Lukas Waldauf Phpfreeforum

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:27 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 6, 2009, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:27 AM
Reserved: Mar 6, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 6, 2009, 6:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

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