CVE-2008-7037

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Published Aug 24, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Sidebar gadget in ITN News Gadget (aka ITN Hub Gadget) 1.06 for Windows Vista, and possibly other versions before 1.23, allows remote web servers or man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary commands via script in a short_title response.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:itn:itn_news_gadget:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6996	The Sidebar gadget in ITN News Gadget (aka ITN Hub Gadget) 1.06 for Windows Vista, and possibly other versions before 1.23, allows remote web servers or man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary commands via script in a short_title response.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.450% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.mwrinfosecurity.com/publications/mwri_itn-news-gadget-advisory_2008-02-04.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27725
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43563

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Itn Itn News Gadget

Microsoft Windows Vista

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 24, 2009, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:49 AM
Reserved: Aug 23, 2009, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 24, 2009, 10:30 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

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