CVE-2008-2196 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 74)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in LifeType 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the newBlogUserName parameter in an addBlogUser action, a different vector than CVE-2008-2178.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.51% — more likely to be exploited than 74% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-05-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lifetype | lifetype |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LifeType 1.2.8 - 'admin.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-05-05 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30092
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3879
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491600/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42228
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30092
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3879
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491600/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42228
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