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CVE-2008-2929

4.3 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the adminutil library in the Directory Server Administration Express and Directory Server Gateway (DSGW) web interface in Red Hat Directory Se…

Published Aug 29, 2008fedoraCWE-79EPSS 1.70%

Overview

CVE-2008-2929 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fedora directory_server. It was published on August 29, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the adminutil library in the Directory Server Administration Express and Directory Server Gateway (DSGW) web interface in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 and 8 EL4 and EL5, and Fedora Directory Server, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via input values that use % (percent) escaping.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fedora. Update directory_server to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refh20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861Refsecunia.com/advisories/31565Refsecunia.com/advisories/31612Refsecunia.com/advisories/31702Refsecunia.com/advisories/31777Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1020772Refwww.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/30870Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454621

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-2929?

CVE-2008-2929 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fedora directory_server. It was published on August 29, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-2929?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-2929?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fedora. Update directory_server to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-2929?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-2929 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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