{"id":"CVE-2008-2333","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-2333","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:40.352Z","title":"Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ldap_test.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) before 3.5.11.025 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the email parameter.","description":"Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ldap_test.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) before 3.5.11.025 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the email parameter.","published":"2008-05-23T15:32:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:53:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["barracuda networks/barracuda spam firewall"],"epss":{"score":0.04529,"percentile":0.91487,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2008-05-22","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":31828,"kind":"exploit","title":"Barracuda Spam Firewall 3.5.11 - 'ldap_test.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31828","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/remote/31828.txt","file":"exploits/hardware/remote/31828.txt","published":"2008-05-22","added":"2008-05-22","updated":"2014-02-22","author":"Information Risk Management Plc","type":"remote","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2008-2333","OSVDB-45611"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29340/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.5%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30362","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/support/tech_alert.php","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.irmplc.com/index.php/168-Advisory-027","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492475/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29340","tags":["Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020108","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1627/references","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42594","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30362","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/support/tech_alert.php","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.irmplc.com/index.php/168-Advisory-027","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492475/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29340","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020108","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1627/references","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42594","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2333","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}