Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in AppServ Open Project 2.5.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the appservlang parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- AppServ Open Project 2.5.10 - 'appservlang' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31808 · webapps · May 20, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- AppServ Open Project <=2.5.10 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2008/CVE-2008-2398.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 30333 third-party-advisory
- appserv-index-xss(42546) vdb-entry
- 20080520 AppServ Open Project < = 2.5.10 Remote XSS Vulnerability mailing-list
- 3896 third-party-advisory
- 29291 vdb-entry