CVE-2008-0838 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.2% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web administration interface in Sophos ES1000 and ES4000 Email Security Appliance 2.1.0.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) error and (2) go parameters to the login page.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.19% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-02-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sophos | es1000 |
| sophos | es4000 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Sophos Email Appliance 2.1 - Web Interface Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | 2008-02-15 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28961
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3673
- http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2008-02-13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488206/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27813
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019427
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/34733.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0574
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28961
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3673
- http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2008-02-13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488206/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27813
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019427
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/34733.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0574
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