CVE-2008-5225

Xerox DocuShare < 6 - Cross-Site Scripting via PATH_INFO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2008-5225. PoCs published by Doz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xerox DocuShare 6 and prior versions. It references a SecurityFocus BID but does not include functional exploit code or a proof-of-concept.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Xerox DocuShare 6 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to the default URI under (1) SearchResults/ and (2) Services/ in dsdn/dsweb/, and (3) the default URI under unspecified docushare/dsweb/ServicesLib/Group-#/ directories.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Doz · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31863

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xerox DocuShare 6 and prior versions. It references a SecurityFocus BID but does not include functional exploit code or a proof-of-concept.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Xerox DocuShare 6 and prior versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Xerox DocuShare instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Doz · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31862

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xerox DocuShare 6 and prior versions. It includes a reference to a SecurityFocus BID and a sample URL demonstrating the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Xerox DocuShare 6 and prior versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Xerox DocuShare instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Doz · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31864

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xerox DocuShare 6 and prior versions. It includes a sample URL demonstrating the vulnerability but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Xerox DocuShare 6 and prior versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Xerox DocuShare instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492766/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492960/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29430
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1701/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020147
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30426
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42748
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4638

Scores

EPSS 0.0410
EPSS Percentile 89.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (7)
xerox/docushare 4
xerox/docushare 5
xerox/docushare 5.00.00.2
xerox/docushare 6.0
xerox/docushare 6.00.00.1
xerox/docushare 6.0.1
xerox/docushare < 6
Published Nov 25, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026