CVE-2008-0751

serendipity_event_freetag < 2.96 - Cross-Site Scripting via PATH_INFO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0751. PoCs published by Alexander Brachmann.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Serendipity Freetag-plugin, where user-supplied data is not sufficiently sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject malicious scripts via the tag parameter.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Freetag before 2.96 plugin for S9Y Serendipity, when using Internet Explorer 6 or 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to plugin/tag/.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Alexander Brachmann · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31126

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Serendipity Freetag-plugin, where user-supplied data is not sufficiently sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject malicious scripts via the tag parameter.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Serendipity Freetag-plugin 2.95
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable plugin endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28852
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-February/060122.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40376
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27697

Scores

EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 67.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
s9y/serendipity_event_freetag < 2.96
Published Feb 13, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026