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CVE-2008-0820 (GCVE-0-2008-0820)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-02-19 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:01 Disputed
VLAI
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Etomite 0.6.1.4 Final allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via $_SERVER['PHP_INFO']. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue in a followup, stating that the affected variable is $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], and "This is not an Etomite specific exploit and I would like the report rescinded.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488304/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.etomite.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7647 x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27794 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/28964 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488122/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2008-02-14 00:00
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