CVE-2008-2878

MEDIUM 6.4CVE-2008-2878 · Published 26/06/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-2878 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.4) vulnerability affecting academic web tools (yektaweb).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.8%, higher than 86.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
academic web tools yektaweb	`≤ 1.4.2.8≤ 1.4.3.1`	No fix yet

Description

Open redirect vulnerability in rss_getfile.php in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the file parameter.

References

secunia.com/advisories/30763 · Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/3959
bugreport.ir · Exploit
securityfocus.com/archive/1/493472/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/29813
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43178

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