FKIE_CVE-2008-7017

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-08-21 14:30 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity ?
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in analyse.php in CAcert 20080921, and possibly other versions before 20080928, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the CN (CommonName) field in the subject of an X.509 certificate.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-007.txtExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31481Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45515
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-007.txtExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31481Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45515
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cacert cacert 20080921
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cacert:cacert:20080921:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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      "value": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in analyse.php in CAcert 20080921, and possibly other versions before 20080928, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the CN (CommonName) field in the subject of an X.509 certificate."
    },
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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) en analyse.php en CAcert 20080921, y posiblemente otras versiones anteriores a la 20080928, permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML de su elecci\u00f3n mediante el campo CN (CommonName) del asunto de un certificado X.509."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2008-7017",
  "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
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      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45515"
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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}


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