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CVE-2008-5211
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Sphider 1.3.4, when...
Vulnerability Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Sphider 1.3.4, when the search suggestion feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-2506.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42240
- http://users.own-hero.net/~decoder/advisories/sphider134-xss.txt
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4629
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29074
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491712/100/0/threaded
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 24th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.