CVE-2008-2162

SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Host Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2162. PoCs published by Deniz Cevik.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL Email Security by injecting a script tag into the Host header of an HTTP request, which is reflected in an error page.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Host header in a request to a non-existent web page, which is not properly sanitized in an error page.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Deniz Cevik · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31756

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWALL Email Security by injecting a script tag into the Host header of an HTTP request, which is reflected in an error page.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SonicWALL Email Security 6.1.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target SonicWALL Email Security instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29107
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42283
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019999

Scores

EPSS 0.0145
EPSS Percentile 70.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
sonicwall/e-mail_security 6.1.1
Published May 12, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026