Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2640
Potential exploit
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Flex 3 History Management feature in Adobe Flex 3.0.1 SDK and Flex Builder 3, and generated applications, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the anchor identifier to (1) client-side-detection-with-history/history/historyFrame.html, (2) express-installation-with-history/history/historyFrame.html, or (3) no-player-detection-with-history/history/historyFrame.html in templates/html-templates/. NOTE: Firefox 2.0 and possibly other browsers prevent exploitation.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2008-2640
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flex:3.0.1:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flex_builder:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2640
1.46%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 79 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2640
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-2640
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-2640
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1862
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http://blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2008/06/javascript-code.html
Blog | Watchfire SignsExploit
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43150
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1020301
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http://secunia.com/advisories/30746
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-14.html
Patch
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29778
Patch
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