CVE-2008-4918 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.4% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into arbitrary web sites via a URL to a site that is blocked based on content filtering, which is not properly handled in the CFS block page, aka "universal website hijacking."
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.43% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sonicwall | pro 2040 |
| sonicwall | sonicos enhanced |
| sonicwall | tz 180 |
| sonicwall | tz 190 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SonicWALL - Content Filtering Blocked Site Error Page Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-10-30 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32498
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4556
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497968/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497989/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498073/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31998
- http://www.sonicwall.com/downloads/SonicOS_Enhanced_4.0.1.1_Release_Notes.pdf
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2970
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46232
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32498
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4556
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497948/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497958/100/0/threaded
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