Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) before 3.5.12.007, Message Archiver before 1.2.1.002, Web Filter before 3.3.0.052, IM Firewall before 3.1.01.017, and Load Balancer before 2.3.024 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Policy Name field in Search Based Retention Policy in Message Archiver; unspecified parameters in the (2) IP Configuration, (3) Administration, (4) Journal Accounts, (5) Retention Policy, and (6) GroupWise Sync components in Message Archiver; (7) input to search operations in Web Filter; and (8) input used in error messages and (9) hidden INPUT elements in (a) Spam Firewall, (b) IM Firewall, and (c) Web Filter.
CVE-2008-0971 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from barracuda_networks, from barracuda_networks, from barracuda_networks and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2008-12-19T17:30:00.267
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 3.5 (LOW)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.8
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | barracuda_networks | barracuda_im_firewall | ≤ 3.0.01.008 | Yes |
| Hardware | barracuda_networks | barracuda_load_balancer | ≤ 2.2.006 | Yes |
| Hardware | barracuda_networks | barracuda_message_archiver | ≤ 1.1.0.010 | Yes |
| Hardware | barracuda_networks | barracuda_spam_firewall | ≤ 3.5.11.020 | Yes |
| Hardware | barracuda_networks | barracuda_web_filter | ≤ 3.3.0.038 | Yes |
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