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TI-2008-02298 Aliases CVE-2008-2398GHSA-vx7q-r8hv-x3vh

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in AppServ Open Project 2.5.10 and…

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in AppServ Open Project 2.5.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the appservlang parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06232 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 36

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.5.10VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.10 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
Show 26 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.1VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.3VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.4VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.4aVulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.5VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.6VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.7VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.8VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.9VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4aVulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.5VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.6VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.7VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.8VulnerableAppserv Open Project
cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.9VulnerableAppserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.4 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.4a Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.5 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.6 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.7 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.8 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.9 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4a Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.5 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.6 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.7 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.8 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:appserv_open_project:appserv:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.9 Vulnerable ·Appserv Open Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2398
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vx7q-r8hv-x3vh

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2004-01408 AppServ 2.5.x and earlier installs a default username and password, which allows remote attackers to gain access. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-00118 Unspecified vulnerability in appserv/main.php in AppServ 2.4.5 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources