CVE-2008-4918
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into arbitrary web sites via a URL to a site that is blocked based on content filtering, which is not properly handled in the CFS block page, aka "universal website hijacking."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into arbitrary web sites via a URL to a site that is blocked based on content filtering, which is not properly handled in the CFS block page, aka "universal website hijacking."
- Record
CVE-2008-4918- 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into arbitrary web sites via a URL to a site that is blocked based on content filtering, which is not properly handled in the CFS block page, aka "universal website hijacking."
- Record
CVE-2008-4918- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4897 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into arbitrary web sites via a URL to a site that is blocked based on content filtering, which is not properly handled in the CFS block page, aka "universal website hijacking."
- Record
EUVD-2008-4897- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xp58-h76m-67p4 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL SonicOS Enhanced before 4.0.1.1, as used in SonicWALL Pro 2040 and TZ 180 and 190, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into arbitrary web sites via a URL to a site that is blocked based on content filtering, which is not properly handled in the CFS block page, aka "universal website hijacking."
- Record
GHSA-xp58-h76m-67p4- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SonicWALL - Content Filtering Blocked Site Error Page Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-10-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4918 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Sonicwall Sonicos Enhanced, published November 4, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.42%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/498043/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2970
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-070
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secunia.com/advisories/32498
securityreason.com/securityalert/4556
gnucitizen.org/blog/new-technique-to-perform-universal-website-hijacking
sonicwall.com/downloads/SonicOS_Enhanced_4.0.1.1_Release_Notes.pdf
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46232
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4918
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp58-h76m-67p4