CVE-2008-5264 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 searcher.exe in Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the p parameter in a root action.
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 | 2008-11-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tornado | tornado knowledge retrieval system |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System 4.2 - 'p' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-06-10 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30623
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4655
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493217/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29626
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30623
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4655
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493217/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29626
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42963
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