CVE-2008-4520

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2008-4520 · Published 09/10/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-4520 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting autonessus (autonessus).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.2%, higher than 68.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
autonessus autonessus	`= 1.0= 1.1= 1.1.1= 1.2≤ 1.2.1`	No fix yet

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bulk_update.pl in AutoNessus before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the remark parameter.

References

autonessus.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/autonessus/AutoNessus/www/bulk_update.pl
secunia.com/advisories/32046 · Vendor Advisory
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php · Patch
sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/31559 · Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45634

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