XSS in Barracuda Networks Im Firewall
CVE-2008-0971
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) before 3.5.12.007, Message Archiver before 1.2.1.002, Web Filter before 3.3.0.052, IM Firewall before 3.1.01.017, and Load Balancer before 2.3.024 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Policy Name field in Search Based Retention Policy in Message Archiver; unspecified parameters in the (2) IP Configuration, (3) Administration, (4) Journal Accounts, (5) Retention Policy, and (6) GroupWise Sync components in Message Archiver; (7) input to search operations in Web Filter; and (8) input used in error messages and (9) hidden INPUT elements in (a) Spam Firewall, (b) IM Firewall, and (c) Web Filter.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (74.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- dcsl.ul.ie/advisories/03.htm
- secunia.com/advisories/33164 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/50709 (vdb-entry)
- www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/support/tech_alert.php (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499294/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4792 (third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0971?
- CVE-2008-0971 is a vulnerability in Barracuda Networks Im Firewall, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-12-19.
- Is CVE-2008-0971 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.