CVE-2008-5264 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in searcher.exe within Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System versions 4.2 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'p' parameter in a root action. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tornado:tornado_knowledge_retrieval_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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