Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4571
CVE-2008-4571
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
PlonePyPI | < 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 |
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.0.3
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.1_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:2.5_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- plone.org/products/plone/releases/3.0.4nvdPatchWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27098nvdPatch
- dev.plone.org/plone/ticket/7439nvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/28293nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-46f9-f8jm-mw2xghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4571ghsaADVISORY
- web.archive.org/web/20081012113150/http://secunia.com/advisories/28293ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20120705155735/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27098ghsaWEB
- osvdb.org/40660nvd
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