CVE-2008-2162

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Published May 12, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:e-mail_security:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2159	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.452% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0226.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29107
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019999
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42283

History

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Subscriptions

Sonicwall E-mail Security

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 12, 2008, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:49 AM
Reserved: May 12, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2008, 10:20 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM

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