CVE-2008-7140 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 73)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in @lex Guestbook 4.0.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) language_setup parameter to setup.php or (2) test parameter to index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. NOTE: a third party has been reported that the test parameter is not used in @lex Guestbook.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.48% — more likely to be exploited than 73% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| alexguestbook | \@lex guestbook |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | @lex Guestbook 4.0.5 - 'setup.php?language_setup' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-03-31 |
| exploit-db | @lex Guestbook 4.0.5 - 'index.php?test' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-03-31 |
References
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/28519.html
- http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28519.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28519
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41566
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/28519.html
- http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln28519.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28519
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41566
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