CVE-2008-4601 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in the login feature of Habari CMS version 0.5.1. An attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the habari_username parameter, potentially leading to client-side script execution. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity and does not require authentication, primarily impacting the integrity of user sessions or data. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:habari:cms:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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