CVE-2008-2929

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the adminutil library in the Directory...

4.3 MediumFix available

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the adminutil library in the Directory Server Administration Express and Directory Server Gateway (DSGW) web interface in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 and 8 EL4 and EL5, and Fedora Directory Server, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via input values that use % (percent) escaping.

Exploit likelihood

1.70%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2008-2929
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-2929
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2922 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-2922
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p2p9-vhrp-wv8p No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the adminutil library in the Directory...

Record: GHSA-p2p9-vhrp-wv8p
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`redhat-ds` Red Hat:directory_server:7.1	before 0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL4	0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL4
`adminutil` Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5	before 0:1.1.7-3.el5dsrv	0:1.1.7-3.el5dsrv
`adminutil-debuginfo` Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5	before 0:1.1.7-3.el5dsrv	0:1.1.7-3.el5dsrv
`adminutil-devel` Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5	before 0:1.1.7-3.el5dsrv	0:1.1.7-3.el5dsrv

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2929 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Fedora Directory Server, published August 29, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in redhat-ds 0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL4.

References

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