CVE-2008-4601 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login feature in Habari CMS 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the habari_username parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.96% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| habari | cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Habari 0.5.1 - 'habari_username' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-10-16 |
References
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0810-exploits/habaricms-xss.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32311
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31794
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45951
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0810-exploits/habaricms-xss.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32311
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31794
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45951
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