CVE-2008-1502
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
The _bad_protocol_once function in phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php in KSES, as used in eGroupWare before 1.4.003, Moodle before 1.8.5, and other products, allows remote attackers to bypass HTML filtering and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a string containing crafted URL protocols.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.5.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.5.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.5.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.5.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.5.0-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | <1.8.5 | 1.8.5 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1502
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41435
- https://github.com/moodle/moodle
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/658-1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080709031015/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28424
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080828131802/http://secunia.com/advisories/31017
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080905011948/http://secunia.com/advisories/31018
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081011001554/http://secunia.com/advisories/31167
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081025081058/http://secunia.com/advisories/32400
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081028073531/http://secunia.com/advisories/32446
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090129193143/http://secunia.com/advisories/30986
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100819022833/http://secunia.com/advisories/30073
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120719035305/http://secunia.com/advisories/29491
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00331.html
- http://docs.moodle.org/en/Release_Notes#Moodle_1.8.5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
- http://www.egroupware.org/changelog
- http://www.egroupware.org/viewvc/branches/1.4/phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php?r1=23625&r2=25110&pathrev=25110
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-04.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/14
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1502
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.