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CVE-2008-4571

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the LiveSearch module in Plone before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field for search results, as demonstrated using the onerror Javascript even in an IMG tag.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-4571 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from plone organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

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.

Published

2008-10-15T20:00:03.783

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	plone	plone	≤ 3.0.3	Yes
Application	plone	plone	2.0.5	Yes
Application	plone	plone	2.1.2	Yes
Application	plone	plone	2.5	Yes
Application	plone	plone	2.5.1	Yes
Application	plone	plone	2.5.1_rc	Yes
Application	plone	plone	2.5.4	Yes
Application	plone	plone	2.5_beta1	Yes
Application	plone	plone	3.0	Yes
Application	plone	plone	3.0.1	Yes
Application	plone	plone	3.0.2	Yes

References

http://dev.plone.org/plone/ticket/7439 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/40660 ([email protected])
http://plone.org/products/plone/releases/3.0.4 Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28293 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27098 Patch ([email protected])
http://dev.plone.org/plone/ticket/7439 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/40660 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://plone.org/products/plone/releases/3.0.4 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28293 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27098 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For plone's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.