CVE-2008-0971 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) before 3.5.12.007, Message Archiver befor…
published 2008-12-19 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0978
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) before 3.5.12.007, Message Archiver before 1.2.1.002, Web Filter before 3.3.0.052, IM Firewall before 3.1.01.017, and Load Balancer before 2.3.024 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Policy Name field in Search Based Retention Policy in Message Archiver; unspecified parameters in the (2) IP Configuration, (3) Administration, (4) Journal Accounts, (5) Retention Policy, and (6) GroupWise Sync components in Message Archiver; (7) input to search operations in Web Filter; and (8) input used in error messages and (9) hidden INPUT elements in (a) Spam Firewall, (b) IM Firewall, and (c) Web Filter.
Exploit prediction
1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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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secunia.com
/advisories/33164
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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barracudanetworks.com
/ns/support/tech_alert.php
vendor-advisory
- dcsl.ul.ie /advisories/03.htm
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osvdb.org
/50709
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/499294/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4792
third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1021454
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-0971
- NVD CVE-2008-0971
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