PT-2008-4280 · Microsoft+1 · Internet Explorer+1

Securfrog · Published 2008-06-24 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2008-2841

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions XChat version 2.8.7b and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI when Internet Explorer is used.

Recommendations For XChat version 2.8.7b and earlier, avoid using the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI until the issue is resolved. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to ircs:// URIs to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2841

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Xchat

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5795 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30695 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2841 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29696 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065 · Note
• http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218 · Note