CVE-2008-1502

Summary

CVECVE-2008-1502
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-25 19:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe _bad_protocol_once function in phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php in KSES, as used in eGroupWare before 1.4.003, Moodle before 1.8.5, and other products, allows remote attackers to bypass HTML filtering and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a string containing crafted URL protocols.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Egroupware Egroupware 1.0 All All All
Application Egroupware Egroupware 1.0.1 All All All
Application Egroupware Egroupware 1.0.3 All All All
Application Egroupware Egroupware 1.0.6 All All All
Application Egroupware Egroupware 1.2.106-2 All All All
Application Egroupware Egroupware 1.4.001 All All All
Application Egroupware Egroupware All All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.1.1 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.2.0 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.2.1 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.3.0 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.3.1 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.3.2 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.3.3 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.3.4 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.4.1 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.4.2 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.4.3 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.4.4 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.4.5 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.5 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.5.0 beta All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.5.1 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.5.2 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.5.3 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.6.0 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.6.1 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.6.2 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.6.3 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.6.4 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.6.5 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.6.6 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.6.7 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.7.1 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.7.2 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.7.3 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.7.4 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.7.5 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.7.6 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.8.1 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.8.2 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle 1.8.3 All All All
Application Moodle Moodle All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fedora update for moodle - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Moodle KSES HTML Filter Bypass Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-658-1: Moodle vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: moodle xss in < 1.8.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
eGroupWare HTML Filter Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1691-1 moodle af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch
Ubuntu update for moodle - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Gentoo update for egroupware - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Moodle KSES HTML Filter Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.egroupware.org/viewvc/branches/1.4/phpgwapi/inc/class.kses.inc.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.egroupware.org Exploit
Ubuntu update for moodle - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
eGroupWare: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Latest release notes - MoodleDocs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.moodle.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1871-1 wordpress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: moodle-1.8.5-1.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
RETIRED: eGroupWare '_bad_protocol_once()' HTML Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
egroupware.org: ChangeLog EPL/CE 14.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.egroupware.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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