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CVE-2008-7017 Details

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in analyse.php in CAcert 20080921, and possibly other versions before 20080928, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the CN (CommonName) field in the subject of an X.509 certificate.

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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45515 CVE
http://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-007.txt CVEExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31481 CVEExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45515 [email protected]
http://www.cynops.de/advisories/AKLINK-SA-2008-007.txt [email protected]Exploit

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Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cacert cacert
20080921

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:cacert:cacert:20080921:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-7017
NVD Published Date:
Aug 21, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-7017 Details - Not Deferred