Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Prototype JavaScript framework (prototypejs) before 1.6.0.2 allows attackers to make "cross-site ajax requests" via unknown vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | asterisk | 1:1.6.2.0~rc3-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | exaile | 0.2.14+debian-2.2 | — |
| Debian 14 | jscropperui | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | libhtml-prototype-perl | 1.48-3 | — |
| Debian 14 | prototypejs | 1.6.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | scriptaculous | 1.8.3-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | symfony | 1.0.21-1.1 | — |
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 2.5.0-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | exaile | 0.2.14+debian-2.2 | — |
| Debian 13 | jscropperui | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libhtml-prototype-perl | 1.48-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | prototypejs | 1.6.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | scriptaculous | 1.8.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | symfony | 1.0.21-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 2.5.0-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | jscropperui | 1.2.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libhtml-prototype-perl | 1.48-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | prototypejs | 1.6.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | scriptaculous | 1.8.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | symfony | 1.0.21-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | 2.5.0-2 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | asterisk | 1:1.4.21.2~dfsg-3+lenny1 | DSA-1952-1 |
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.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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followboy1999/CVE-2008-7220 ★ 1 · Oct 28, 2016
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- DSA-1952-1 asterisk - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-2168 IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 17, 2024
References
- FEDORA-2009-11126 vendor-advisory
- 37479 third-party-advisory
- 46312 vdb-entry
- 37677 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1952 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523277
- http://github.com/sstephenson/prototype/blob/master/CHANGELOG
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=533137
- FEDORA-2009-11070 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20091107 Re: CVE Request - Asterisk (AST-2009-008.html) mailing-list
- 20190509 dotCMS v5.1.1 Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152787/dotCMS-5.1.1-Vulnerable-Dependencies.html
- 20190510 dotCMS v5.1.1 HTML Injection & XSS Vulnerability mailing-list
- 20190510 dotCMS v5.1.1 Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 20190510 Re: dotCMS v5.1.1 HTML Injection & XSS Vulnerability mailing-list
- [zookeeper-notifications] 20190710 [GitHub] [zookeeper] phunt opened a new pull request #1013: ZOOKEEPER-3441: OWASP is flagging jackson-databind-2.9.9.jar for CVE-2019-12814 mailing-list
- [zookeeper-dev] 20191107 [jira] [Created] (ZOOKEEPER-3610) Update lib prototype.js: 1.4.0_pre4 due to security vulnerability mailing-list
- [zookeeper-issues] 20191107 [jira] [Created] (ZOOKEEPER-3610) Update lib prototype.js: 1.4.0_pre4 due to security vulnerability mailing-list
- [zookeeper-issues] 20191112 [jira] [Created] (ZOOKEEPER-3612) CLONE - Update lib prototype.js: 1.4.0_pre4 due to security vulnerability mailing-list
- [zookeeper-dev] 20191112 [jira] [Created] (ZOOKEEPER-3612) CLONE - Update lib prototype.js: 1.4.0_pre4 due to security vulnerability mailing-list