CVE-2008-7017

CAcert - Cross-Site Scripting via X.509 Certificate CommonName Field

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-7017. PoCs published by Alexander Klink.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CAcert by crafting a malicious OpenSSL command to generate a certificate request with embedded JavaScript. The payload executes arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in analyse.php in CAcert 20080921, and possibly other versions before 20080928, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the CN (CommonName) field in the subject of an X.509 certificate.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alexander Klink · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32443

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CAcert by crafting a malicious OpenSSL command to generate a certificate request with embedded JavaScript. The payload executes arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CAcert (versions released on or before September 21, 2008)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: OpenSSL installed · Access to CAcert's certificate submission interface
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45515
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31481

Scores

EPSS 0.0090
EPSS Percentile 54.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
cacert/cacert 20080921
Published Aug 21, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026