CVE-2008-4571 json
Plone Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the LiveSearch module
published 2008-10-15 18 y ago modified 2026-07-06 4 mo ago also GHSA-46f9-f8jm-mw2x , PYSEC-2026-730 , EUVD-2022-2315
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LiveSearch module in Plone before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field for search results, as demonstrated using the onerror Javascript even in an IMG tag.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- dev.plone.org http://dev.plone.org/plone/ticket/7439 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | plone | <3.0.4 |
3.0.4 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/27098
vdb-entry, patch
-
plone.org
/products/plone/releases/3.0.4
web, patch
-
dev.plone.org
/plone/ticket/7439
web, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28293
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/40660
vdb-entry
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4571
advisory
-
github.com
/plone/Plone
package
-
web.archive.org
/web/20081012113150/http://secunia.com/advisories/28293
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20120705155735/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27098
web
-
pypi.org
/project/plone
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-46f9-f8jm-mw2x
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4571
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-46f9-f8jm-mw2x
- NVD CVE-2008-4571
- OSV PYSEC-2026-730
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