CVE-2008-2162 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 73)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.45% — more likely to be exploited than 73% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-05-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sonicwall | e-mail security |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SonicWALL Email Security 6.1.1 - Error Page Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-05-08 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0226.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29107
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019999
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42283
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0226.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29107
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019999
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42283
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