CVE-2008-3100 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lib/owl.lib.php in Steve Bourgeois and Chris Vincent Owl Intranet Knowledgebase 0.95 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter in a getpasswd action to register.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.28% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| owl | intranet knowledgebase |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Owl Intranet Engine 0.95 - 'register.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-07-28 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31264
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4057
- http://www.datensalat.eu/~fabian/cve/CVE-2008-3100-Owl.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494843/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30410
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2209
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44053
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31264
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4057
- http://www.datensalat.eu/~fabian/cve/CVE-2008-3100-Owl.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494843/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30410
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2209
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44053
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