PT-2008-1037 · Slash · Slashcode

Published 2008-06-05 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-2553

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Slashcode versions R 2 5 0 94 and earlier

Description The issue concerns a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This can be achieved via the userfield parameter. Additionally, there are multiple vulnerabilities in the Slash package that can lead to breaches in confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information, and these can be exploited remotely.

Recommendations For versions R 2 5 0 94 and earlier, consider restricting access to the userfield parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

SQL injection

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-03328

CVE-2008-2553

DSA-1633-1

Affected Products

Slashcode

References · 14

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2231 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2553 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03328 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2553 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1633 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30551 · Vendor Advisory
• http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=08/01/07/2314232 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-1633 · Note
• http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=08/01/04/1950244&tid=4 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31691 · Note
• http://slashcode.cvs.sourceforge.net/slashcode/slash/Slash/Utility/Environment/Environment.pm?r1=1.223&r2=1.225 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42882 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020207 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29548 · Note