CVE-2008-0971

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.cgi in Barracuda Spam Firewall (BSF) before 3.5.12.007, Message Archiver before 1.2.1.002, Web Filter before 3.3.0.052, IM Firewall before 3.1.01.017, and Load Balancer before 2.3.024 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Policy Name field in Search Based Retention Policy in Message Archiver; unspecified parameters in the (2) IP Configuration, (3) Administration, (4) Journal Accounts, (5) Retention Policy, and (6) GroupWise Sync components in Message Archiver; (7) input to search operations in Web Filter; and (8) input used in error messages and (9) hidden INPUT elements in (a) Spam Firewall, (b) IM Firewall, and (c) Web Filter.

Published: 2008-12-19 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0971 is rated Low Risk (31.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0971

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.12% 0.29% +0.17%
2 2023-03-07 1.23% 0.12% -1.11%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.23% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0971

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0971

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0971

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
barracuda_networks barracuda_im_firewall <= 3.0.01.008 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_im_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
barracuda_networks barracuda_load_balancer <= 2.2.006 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_load_balancer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
barracuda_networks barracuda_message_archiver <= 1.1.0.010 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_message_archiver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
barracuda_networks barracuda_spam_firewall <= 3.5.11.020 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_spam_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
barracuda_networks barracuda_web_filter <= 3.3.0.038 cpe:2.3:h:barracuda_networks:barracuda_web_filter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0971

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