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TI-2008-02410 Aliases CVE-2008-2518GHSA-hrw6-8hqx-pqqx

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the advanced search mechanism…

Priority LOW 24CWE-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 the advanced search mechanism (webapps/search/advanced.jsp) in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 before SP9 and 7.0 before Update 3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, probably related to the next parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01875 79th 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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 sp1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 sp2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 sp3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 sp4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 sp5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 sp6VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 sp7VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp8:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1 sp8VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 sp1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 sp2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 sp3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 sp4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 sp5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 sp6 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 sp7 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 sp8 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0 update_2VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:7.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2518
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hrw6-8hqx-pqqx

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2010-00343 Stack-based buffer overflow in the WebDAV implementation in webservd in Sun Java System… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00809 The administration module in Sun Java web server allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-00342 Sun Java System Web Server (aka SJWS) 7.0 Update 7 allows remote attackers to overwrite… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03685 Buffer overflow in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 has unspecified impact and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-03605 Sun Java System Application Server and Web Server 7.0 through 9.0 before 20070710 do not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-00368 Format string vulnerability in the WebDAV implementation in webservd in Sun Java System… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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