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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2008-5918 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the getParameterisedSelfUrl function in index.php in WebSVN 2.0 and earlier allows remote attac…

published 2009-01-21 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5888

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the getParameterisedSelfUrl function in index.php in WebSVN 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6822)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6822 WebSVN 2.0 - Cross-Site Scripting / File Handling / Code Execution webapps, 2008-10-23
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31891 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gulftech.org http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00132-10202008 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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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