CVE-2008-0838

Sophos ES1000 and ES4000 2.1.0.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via Error and Go Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0838. PoCs published by Leon Juranic.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sophos Email Appliance's web interface due to improper input sanitization. It includes a sample URL demonstrating the injection point but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web administration interface in Sophos ES1000 and ES4000 Email Security Appliance 2.1.0.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) error and (2) go parameters to the login page.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Leon Juranic · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31204

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sophos Email Appliance's web interface due to improper input sanitization. It includes a sample URL demonstrating the injection point but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Sophos Email Appliance versions prior to 2.1.1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web interface
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488206/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019427
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27813
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3673
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0574
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28961

Scores

EPSS 0.0419
EPSS Percentile 89.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
sophos/es1000 2.1.0.0
sophos/es4000 2.1.0.0
Published Feb 20, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026