CVE-2008-0438 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Novemberborn sIFR 2.0.2, specifically within its font rendering functionality. Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML by manipulating the 'txt' parameter of a Flash (SWF) file, as exemplified by fonts/FuturaLt.swf. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium complexity for exploitation and a potential impact of information disclosure or defacement, but no confidentiality or availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novemberborn:sifr:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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