CVE-2008-1499 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the frontend/x/manpage.html component of cPanel versions 11.18.3 and 11.21.0-BETA. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the query string, potentially leading to session hijacking or defacement. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), exploitation requires medium attack complexity and results in partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.18.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:11.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:11.21:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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