CVE-2008-0497 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in action.php in Nucleus CMS 3.31 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML v…
published 2008-01-30 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0507
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in action.php in Nucleus CMS 3.31 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO, which is not quoted when processing PHP_SELF.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-31074)
- Published
Exploit prediction
1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-31074 Nucleus CMS 3.22 - 'action.php' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2008-01-20
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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sourceforge.net
/project/shownotes.php?group_id=66479&release_id=572117
patch
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/487255/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/487252/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/3593
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0369
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28680
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/27492
vdb-entry
- nucleuscms.org /item/3047
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-0497
- NVD CVE-2008-0497
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