XSS in John Godley Search Unleashed
CVE-2008-0837
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the log feature in the John Godley Search Unleashed 0.2.10 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the s parameter, which is not properly handled when the administrator views the log file.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- John Godley Search Unleashed — versions 0.2.10
- WordPress Search Unleashed Plugin — versions 0.2.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27791 (vdb-entry)
- urbangiraffe.com/tracker/issues/show/60
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488109/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/28968 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3674 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40513 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0837?
- CVE-2008-0837 is a vulnerability in John Godley Search Unleashed, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-02-20.
- Is CVE-2008-0837 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.