4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-4918
SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced XSS Web Site Hijacking
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into arbitrary web sites via a URL to a site that is blocked based on content filtering, which is not properly handled in the CFS block page, aka "universal website hijacking."

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2008, 9 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 17, 2022, 3:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4918 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 Sonicwall sonicos
2 Sonicwall sonicos_enhanced
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4918 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4918 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jun. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32498 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32498 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4556 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4556 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking/ No Types Assigned http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497968/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497968/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497989/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497989/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498073/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498073/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31998 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31998 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.sonicwall.com/downloads/SonicOS_Enhanced_4.0.1.1_Release_Notes.pdf No Types Assigned http://www.sonicwall.com/downloads/SonicOS_Enhanced_4.0.1.1_Release_Notes.pdf Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2970 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2970 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070/ No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46232 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46232 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:*:unknown:enhanced:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:pro2040:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos_enhanced:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.0.1.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:pro_2040:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz_180:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz_190:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497989/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498073/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497968/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498073/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497989/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497968/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded [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/46232 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46232 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46232 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46232 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 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-2008-4918 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-2008-4918 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.59 }} -0.10%

score

0.78532

percentile

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