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CVE-2008-4918 Details

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32498	CVE	Not Applicable
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4556	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46232	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497968/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497989/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498073/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31998	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.sonicwall.com/downloads/SonicOS_Enhanced_4.0.1.1_Release_Notes.pdf	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2970	CVE	Permissions Required
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070/	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32498	[email protected]	Not Applicable
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4556	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46232	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497968/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497989/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498073/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31998	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.sonicwall.com/downloads/SonicOS_Enhanced_4.0.1.1_Release_Notes.pdf	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2970	[email protected]	Permissions Required
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070/	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
sonicwall sonicos enhanced	< 4.0.1.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos_enhanced:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
sonicwall pro 2040	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:pro_2040:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
sonicwall tz 180	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz_180:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
sonicwall tz 190	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:tz_190:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 19, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 4, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2008-4918 Details

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