CVE-2008-2518 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the advanced search mechanism of Sun Java System Web Server versions 6.1 prior to SP9 and 7.0 prior to Update 3. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, likely through the "next" parameter, impacting the integrity of web content. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and a potential impact limited to information disclosure (partial integrity loss). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.