Vulnerability in Yektaweb Academic Web Tools
CVE-2008-2878
Open redirect vulnerability in rss_getfile.php in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the file parameter.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493472/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/30763 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.bugreport.ir/ (Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43178 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3959 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29813 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2878?
- CVE-2008-2878 is a vulnerability in Yektaweb Academic Web Tools. Published 2008-06-26.
- Is CVE-2008-2878 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.