CVE-2008-2181 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 75)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in search.php in cpLinks 1.03 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) search_text and (2) search_category parameters. NOTE: the XSS reportedly occurs in a forced SQL error message. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.57% — more likely to be exploited than 75% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-05-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cplinks | cplinks |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cplinks 1.03 - Authentication Bypass / SQL Injection / Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-05-04 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30024
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29035
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1431/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42171
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5538
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30024
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29035
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1431/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42171
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5538
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