CVE-2008-1972
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user account creation feature in...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user account creation feature in Exponent CMS 0.96.6-GA20071003 and earlier, when the Allow Registration? configuration option is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username, (2) firstname, (3) lastname, and (4) e-mail address fields. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user account creation feature in Exponent CMS 0.96.6-GA20071003 and earlier, when the Allow Registration? configuration option is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username, (2) firstname, (3) lastname, and (4) e-mail address fields. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-1972- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user account creation feature in Exponent CMS 0.96.6-GA20071003 and earlier, when the Allow Registration? configuration option is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username, (2) firstname, (3) lastname, and (4) e-mail address fields. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-1972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1970 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user account creation feature in Exponent CMS 0.96.6-GA20071003 and earlier, when the Allow Registration? configuration option is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username, (2) firstname, (3) lastname, and (4) e-mail address fields. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1970- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j397-3vp4-rfx8 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user account creation feature in...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user account creation feature in Exponent CMS 0.96.6-GA20071003 and earlier, when the Allow Registration? configuration option is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username, (2) firstname, (3) lastname, and (4) e-mail address fields. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-j397-3vp4-rfx8- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1972 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Oicgroup Exponent Cms, published April 27, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/29875
exponentcms.org/index.php?action=view&id=64&module=newsmodule&src=%40random44fe03276195
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=592961&group_id=118524
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41878
securityfocus.com/bid/28834
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1972
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j397-3vp4-rfx8