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TI-2008-06573 Aliases CVE-2008-6885GHSA-qhc4-w742-6vxx

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pmlite.php in XOOPS 2.3.1 and 2.3.2a allows…

Priority LOW 23CWE-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 pmlite.php in XOOPS 2.3.1 and 2.3.2a allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a STYLE attribute in a URL BBcode tag in a private message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01285 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableXoops
cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.3.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2aVulnerableXoops
  • cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Xoops
  • cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.3.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2a Vulnerable ·Xoops

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6885
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhc4-w742-6vxx

References

Exploit 1

Patch 3

  • TI-2023-18161 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Xoops CMS v.2.5.10 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2017-08229 In install/page_dbsettings.php in the Core distribution of XOOPS 2.5.8.1, unfiltered data… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2008-03157 Directory traversal vulnerability in modules/system/admin.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-06572 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in XOOPS 2.3.1, when register_globals is… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2008-00584 Directory traversal vulnerability in htdocs/install/index.php in XOOPS 2.0.18 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-04999 Unspecified vulnerability in the XOOPS uploader class in Xoops 2.0.17.1-RC1 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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