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CVE-2008-7060

4.3 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in One-News Beta 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the (1) title or (2) content parameters in a news item to a…

Published Aug 24, 2009one-newsCWE-79EPSS 1.11%

Overview

CVE-2008-7060 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting one-news one-news. It was published on August 24, 2009 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 One-News Beta 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the (1) title or (2) content parameters in a news item to add.php, and the (3) itemnum, (4) author, or (5) comment parameters in a comment to index.php. NOTE: vectors 1 and 2 require user authentication.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from one-news. Update one-news 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

Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495679/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/30804Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44645Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44646Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495679/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/30804Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44645Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44646

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-7060?

CVE-2008-7060 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting one-news one-news. It was published on August 24, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-7060?

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-2008-7060?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from one-news. Update one-news 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-2008-7060?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-7060 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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