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CVE-2008-2929

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

4.3 MediumFix available

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 adminutil 0:1.1.7-3.el5dsrv.

Severity
4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.70%EPSS, 77th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
0:1.1.7-3.el5dsrvadminutil +3 more

Description

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
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
redhat-ds
Red Hat:directory_server:7.1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
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

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

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.

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 ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-2929
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2922No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-2922
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p2p9-vhrp-wv8pNo score

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

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.

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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
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