CVE-2008-0751 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Freetag before 2.96 plugin for S9Y Serendipity, when using Internet Explorer 6 or 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to plugin/tag/.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.22% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-02-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| s9y | serendipity event freetag |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | S9Y Serendipity Freetag-plugin 2.95 - 'style' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-02-08 |
References
- http://blog.s9y.org/archives/190-Freetag-plugin-updated-to-prevent-XSS.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060122.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28852
- http://www.bitsploit.de/uploads/Code/200802080000/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27697
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40376
- http://blog.s9y.org/archives/190-Freetag-plugin-updated-to-prevent-XSS.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060122.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28852
- http://www.bitsploit.de/uploads/Code/200802080000/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27697
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40376
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