4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-2929
Red Hat Directory Server XSS Vulnerability
Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the adminutil library in the Directory Server Administration Express and Directory Server Gateway (DSGW) web interface in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 and 8 EL4 and EL5, and Fedora Directory Server, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via input values that use % (percent) escaping.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 29, 2008, 6:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2929 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat directory_server
1 Fedora directory_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-2929.

URL Resource
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
http://secunia.com/advisories/31612
http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
http://secunia.com/advisories/31777
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020772
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30870 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454621
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44737
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5877
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0601.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
http://secunia.com/advisories/31612
http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
http://secunia.com/advisories/31777
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020772
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30870 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454621
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44737
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5877
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0601.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2929 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2929 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
    Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31612
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31777
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020772
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30870
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454621
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44737
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5877
    Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
    Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0601.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5877 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5877 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44737 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44737 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 02, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2929 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2929 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.40 }} 0.08%

score

0.73997

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability