// For flags

CVE-2008-5996

 

Severity Score

3.5
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simplenews module 5.x before 5.x-1.5 and 6.x before 6.x-1.0-beta4, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users, with "administer taxonomy" permissions, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Newsletter category field.

Vulnerabilidad de ejecución de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) en el módulo Simplenews v5.x anterior a v5.x-1.5 y v6.x previo a v6.x-1.0-beta4, para Drupal, permite a usuarios autenticados remotamente con "administrar taxonomy (administer taxonomy)" inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML de su elección a través de un campo de la categoría Newsletter.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-01-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-01-28 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
<= 5.x-1.4
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version " <= 5.x-1.4"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
<= 6.x-1.0
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version " <= 6.x-1.0"
beta3
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
4.6.x-1.x-dev
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "4.6.x-1.x-dev"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
4.7.x-1.0
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "4.7.x-1.0"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
4.7.x-1.x-dev
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "4.7.x-1.x-dev"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
4.7.x-2.x-dev
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "4.7.x-2.x-dev"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
5.x-1.0
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "5.x-1.0"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
5.x-1.1
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "5.x-1.1"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
5.x-1.2
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "5.x-1.2"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
5.x-1.3
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "5.x-1.3"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
5.x-1.x-dev
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "5.x-1.x-dev"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
6.x-1.0
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "6.x-1.0"
beta1
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
6.x-1.0
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "6.x-1.0"
beta2
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe
Link3
Search vendor "Link3"
Simplenews
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews"
6.x-1.x-dev
Search vendor "Link3" for product "Simplenews" and version "6.x-1.x-dev"
-
Affected
in Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal"
Drupal
Search vendor "Drupal" for product "Drupal"
*-
Safe