CVE-2008-2841 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 15.38% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows nt |
| xchat | xchat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XChat 2.8.7b - 'URI Handler' Remote Code Execution (Internet Explorer 6/7) | 2008-06-13 |
References
- http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30695
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795
- http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30695
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795
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