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CVE-2008-4918

4.3 · MEDIUM

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 HT…

Published Nov 4, 2008sonicwallCWE-79EPSS 6.42%

Overview

CVE-2008-4918 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sonicwall sonicos_enhanced. It was published on November 4, 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

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."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sonicwall. Update sonicos_enhanced 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

VendorProductVersionsStatus
sonicwallsonicos_enhanced>= 0, < 4.0.1.1Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/32498Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/4556Refwww.gnucitizen.org/blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking/Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497948/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497958/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497968/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497989/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498043/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498073/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/31998

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-4918?

CVE-2008-4918 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sonicwall sonicos_enhanced. It was published on November 4, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-4918?

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-2008-4918?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sonicwall. Update sonicos_enhanced 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-2008-4918?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-4918 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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